MARCH 1818.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Route from Paris to Mortagne.--Excursion to La Trappe.--State of the
Order since the restoration in 1814.--Its foundation and rules under
the Abbe de Rance.
CHAP. II.
Ruins of the Convent of the Chartreux.--Forests of Le
Perche.--Mortagne.
CHAP. III.
From Mortagne to Rennes.--Soeurs de la Charite.--Alencon.--Laval.--Vitre,
the celebrated residence of Mad. de Sevigne.
CHAP. IV.
Rennes.--Route from Rennes to Nantes.--City of Nantes.--Historical
anecdotes.
CHAP. V.
Country south of the Loire.--Le Bocage.--Clisson.--Historical
anecdotes.--The Garenne, and River Sevres.
CHAP. VI.
General appearance and limits of Le Bocage.--Nature of the mode of
warfare of the Vendeans.
CHAP. VII.
The River Loire, from Nantes to Angers.
CHAP. VIII.
Saumur to Tours.--Tours to Blois.--Orleans--and Orleans to Paris.
CHAP. IX.
Environs of Paris.--Pere la Chaise.--Castle of Vincennes, and Chateau
of Saint Germain.--The Forest, and Vicinity.--Conclusion.
A VISIT
TO THE
MONASTERY OF LA TRAPPE
CHAP. I.
ROUTE FROM PARIS TO MORTAGNE.--EXCURSION TO LA TRAPPE.--STATE OF THE
ORDER SINCE THE RESTORATION IN 1814.--ITS FOUNDATION AND RULES UNDER
THE ABBE DE RANCE.
I performed this journey during the months of June, July, August, and
September, a distance of near one thousand miles, and had the singular
good fortune to enjoy the finest weather possible. The perusal of
Madame de La Roche-Jaquelin's interesting work on the Vendean war,
first gave me the idea of visiting the country called le Bocage, the
theatre of so many events, and sufferings of the brave royalists; and,
as the province of le Perche, in which is situated the ancient convent
of La Trappe, was in my route to Bretagne, I resolved to make an
excursion there, in order to satisfy myself of the truth of those
austerities which I had read of in the Memoirs of the Count de
Comminge.
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