Henry James - A little tour of France
A Short Tour of Béziers & the Region ( page 22 of 22 )
Henry James
15 April 1843
28 February 1916
Extract from A Little Tour in France, 1884, (though originally published under the title En Province in 1883–1884 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, the book recounts a six-week tour James
made of many provincial towns in France, including Arles, Bourges, Carcassonne, Nantes, Toulouse, Tours, and several others.)
Herewith an extract of his passing Béziers :
"My journey from that delectable spot (Carcassonne) lasted a couple of hours and was performed in darkness - a darkness not so dense, however but that I was able to make out, as we passed it, the great figure of Béziers, whose ancient roofs and towers, clustered on a goodly hill-top, looked as fantastic as you please. I know not what appearance Béziers may present by day, but by night it has quite the grand air."
