Britanny And The Chase: With Hints On French Affairs

By I Hope

Ride into the Brittany region of France at full pace, where hedgerows, lanes, and local custom meet the keen edge of the hunt. Horses. Hounds. Salt air. History. Britanny And The Chase is a Victorian travel narrative with the snap and immediacy of a classic sporting memoir, written by an observant British voice moving between saddle, inn, and countryside. Part field-sports chronicle, part travel sketch, it captures brittany countryside travel in all its texture: roads and ridges, weather and hospitality, and the practised disciplines of hunting and horsemanship. Woven through the sporting life is shrewd french affairs commentary, offering a period view of manners, politics, and Anglo-French feeling in 19th century France. The result sits confidently beside classic British travel writing, appealing to readers who love place-driven narrative as much as the traditions of the chase. As a record of how Britons read France in an era of shifting borders and opinions, the book carries real historical interest, and it remains a distinctive branch of European hunting literature. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. An atmospheric travel history gift book for devotees of sporting literature collectors and anyone drawn to France beyond the postcard.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354488110
• ISBN13: 9789354488115
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"