France in eighteen hundred and two
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1. Front matter2. FRANCE IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO3. INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD DAVEY4. I ARRIVAL AT CALAIS5. II CHARACTER OF THE CITIZENS OF CALAIS6. III MODE OF TRAVELLING IN FRANCE7. IV JOURNEY TO AMIENS, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE COUNTRY8. V DESCRIPTION OF AMIENS, AND HAPPY RELEASE FROM THE “LION D’OR”9. VI JOURNEY TO CHANTILLY, AND DESCRIPTION OF THAT PLACE10. VII JOURNEY TO S. DENYS, DESCRIPTION OF THAT PLACE AND THE FEUDAL CASTLE OF ECOUEN. ARRIVAL IN PARIS11. VIII A DESCRIPTION OF THE MODE12. IX ATTENDANCE UPON THE MINISTER OF POLICE13. X GENERAL VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF FRANCE14. XI DESCRIPTION OF LONGCHAMPS. BOIS DE BOULOGNE AND THE BOULEVARDS15. XII GARDEN OF THE TUILERIES. FOUNDATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC. ANECDOTE OF MLLE. THÉROUANNE. KNIGHTS OF THE POIGNARD. NATIONAL CONVENTION. TRIAL OF LOUIS XVI. ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIM16. XIII GARDEN OF THE PALAIS ROYALE. MANNERS OF THE PEOPLE17. XIV EXCURSION TO VERSAILLES18. XV ACCOUNT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT AT CHAILLOT FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE AGED AND DESTITUTE19. XVI GARDEN OF PLANTS. GALLERY OF NATURAL HISTORY. PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURES20. XVII THE ARSENAL. SITE OF THE BASTILLE. FAUBOURG STE. ANTOINE. THE DONJON DE VINCENNES. SHORT ACCOUNT OF FRANÇOIS DE NEUFCHÂTEAU. THE TEMPLE21. XVIII CELEBRATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL BONAPARTE’S CONCORDAT WITH THE POPE, AND OF THE GENERAL PEACE PROCESSION TO NOTRE DAME. ILLUMINATION OF PARIS22. XIX THEATRES. OPERA BUFFA. CORONATION OF PAESIELLO23. XX REVIEW OF THE CONSULAR GUARD. CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE HEADS OF THE REPUBLIC, RESPECTING BONAPARTE24. XXI VISIT TO DAVID. ACCOUNT OF HIS PAINTINGS.25. XXII EXCURSION TO RINCY. AMUSEMENTS OF THE VILLAGES ON SUNDAY EVENING26. XXIII THE PANTHEON AND ITS LIBRARY. HALLE AU BLED. THE SORBONNE. OBSERVATIONS27. XXIV EXCURSION TO ST. CLOUD. PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY AT SÈVE. A DUEL28. XXV ESTABLISHMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS. THE MILITARY SCHOOL. THE CHAMPS DE MARS. THE GOBELIN MANUFACTORY. THE HÔTEL DE VILLE AND THE GARDE MEUBLE29. XXVI THE CONSERVATORY OF ARTS AND MACHINES30. XXVII THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE31. XXVIII THE CENTRAL MUSÉE DES ARTS. THE GALLERY OF THE LOUVRE.32. XXIX THE GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES AT THE CENTRAL MUSEUM OF ARTS33. XXX MUSEUM OF FRENCH MONUMENTS34. XXXI THE NATIONAL LIBRARY35. XXXII HUMANE INSTITUTIONS: THE HOSPITAL OF INVALIDES36. XXXIII HUMANE INSTITUTIONS—continued SOUP ESTABLISHMENTS37. XXXIV HUMANE INSTITUTIONS—continued LA SALPÊTRIÈRE. HÔTEL DIEU. HÔPITAL DE JESUS, DE LA CHARITÉ, DE LA PITIÉ. THE FOUNDLING SOCIETY38. XXXV HUMANE INSTITUTIONS—continued NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ABBÉ SICARD. THE SAUVAGE D’AVEYRON39. XXXVI ECONOMICAL ESTABLISHMENTS. PROGRESSIVE ANNUITY FUND. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY40. XXXVII THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SEINE. GENERAL VIEW OF THE STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN FRANCE41. XXXVIII THE POST OFFICE. HALLS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES. COURTS OF JUSTICE. THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON REVIVED42. XXXIX NEWSPAPERS. CHARACTERS OF THOSE CONCERNED IN THEM43. XL PHILOSOPHICAL, LITERARY AND OTHER PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS44. XLI THOMAS PAINE. JACK BARLOW. THE ABBÉ COSTI. DR. SUDAEUR45. XLII HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS. MADAME TALLIEN. KOSCIUSKO46. CONCLUSION47. APPENDIX48. APPENDIX49. APPENDIX (continued 2)50. APPENDIX (continued 3)