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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $71, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFRN342)		  
The Oysters of Locmariaquer  •  Eleanor Clark
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 203 PAGES
This marvelous portrait of Brittany, its famous Belon oysters, traditions, culture and people won the 1965 National Book Award. It's an evocative, pleasurable account of Locmariaquer ("loc-maria-care") on France's northwest coast, the small town at the epicenter of the oyster hoopla. This new edition, with reading guide, is introduced by Mark Kurlansky. (FRN152, $13.95)		   The Oysters of Locmariaquer
Legends and Romances of Brittany  •  Lewis Spence
LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
The folklorist Lewis Spence compiled this broad anthology that draws on varying strains of the Breton tradition, including Arthurian legends, the lays of Marie de France and tales of Breton saints as well as more standard fairy stories. With chapters on the Breton people, their costume and customs. (FRN354, $11.95)		   Legends and Romances of Brittany
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction  •  Barry W Cunliffe
HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 161 PAGES
A concise, revealing social history of the Celts, by a reigning authority and popular writer. (CLT03, $11.95)		   The Celts: A Very Short Introduction
Eyewitness Guide Brittany  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
Gorgeous, well illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Brittany, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (FRN401, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Brittany
Brittany Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A regional map of Brittany by Michelin at the very good scale of 1:200,000. These highly recommended maps include major and minor roadways, GR trails, good topographic details, towns, villages and tourist attractions. All of France is covered in 21 maps. One Side. 40x61 inches. (FRN79, $11.95)		   Brittany Map



Also Recommended

A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany  •  Aubrey Burl   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An excellent guide to finding -- and understanding -- all the major sites, plus a few not-so-well known ones. It includes maps, black-and-white photographs, site diagrams, and a bibliography. (GBR102, $37.00)
 		  
Cadogan Guide Brittany  •  Philippe Barbour   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, practical guide in the British series. (FRN383, $21.95)
 		  
Michelin Green Guide Brittany  •  Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A thorough introduction to Brittany, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions. (FRN90, $21.99)
 		  
French Provincial Cooking  •  Elizabeth David  •  Julia Child   • FOOD  •  More than just a cookbook. In this influential classic, David includes a long introduction on the origins of food traditions in France, and asides on history, food traditions, literature and the pleasures of rural France. (FRN174, $18.00)
 		  
The Food of France  •  Waverly Root   • FOOD  •  An evocative and beautifully written survey of French food. First published in 1958 and revised in the mid-1970s, the book covers the important regions of French cuisine by dividing them into domains of Butter (northern France), Fat (Alsace) and Oil (the south). (FRN17, $18.00)
 		  
1066, The Year of the Conquest  •  David Howarth   • HISTORY  •  A crack medievalist and storyteller, Howarth brings to life the momentous events of 1066 in rich, anecdotal history -- a classic portrait of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. (GBR115, $14.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of France  •  Robert Cole   • HISTORY  •  This fast-moving survey covers the conquests of ancient Gaul through the heady days of revolution to modern times. (FRN08, $14.95)
 		  
A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age  •  William Manchester   • HISTORY  •  Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)
 		  
French Ways and Their Meaning  •  Edith Wharton   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A wonderfully readable, elegant look at French civilization written in Paris during the last two years of WWI by the perceptive mind of Edith Wharton. (FRN55, $14.95)
 		  
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres  •  Henry Brooks Adams   • HISTORY  •  First published at the turn of the century, this classic work is a meditation on the Medieval world as reflected through its most famous religious structures. (FRN44, $17.00)
 		  
The Age of the Cathedrals, Art and Society 980-1420  •  Georges Duby   • HISTORY  •  The definitive historical study of the building of the great cathedrals. French scholar Duby, writing very accessibly, describes the cathedrals themselves, and the philosophical, religious, and political climate that enabled them to be built. (EUR01, $28.00)
 		  
The Autumn of the Middle Ages  •  Johan Huizinga   • HISTORY  •  A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well-translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. (EUR17, $30.00)
 		  
The Bretons  •  Patrick Galliou  •  Michael Jones   • HISTORY  •  An engaging scholarly history of the Bretons, from prehistoric to modern times. (FRN239, $43.95)
 		  
The Last of the Celts  •  Marcus Tanner   • HISTORY  •  Welsh journalist Tanner mixes anecdote, interview and research in this lively account of encounters with far-flung Celts from Scotland, Wales and Belfast to Brittany, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Trelew. (GBR527, $25.00)
 		  
The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany  •  Hugh Palmer  •  James Bentley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. (FRN166, $40.00)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
At Home in France  •  Ann Barry   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Subtitled "Tales of an American and Her House Abroad," this account of life in a small village in southwestern France is shot through with Barry's irony and New York outlook on life. (FRN215, $19.00)
 		  
Horse of Pride, Life in a Breton Village  •  Pierre-Jakez Helias  •  June Guicharnaud   • LITERATURE  •  A richly detailed novel of Breton lives, culture and folklore in the wake of World War I. (FRN344, $37.00)
 		  
Possession, A Romance  •  A.S. Byatt   • LITERATURE  •  Good literature, especially appropriate for travelers headed to Brittany or the British Library. (FRN355, $16.00)
 		  
The Portrait  •  Iain Pears   • MYSTERY  •  On a remote island off of Brittany, an art critic sits completely still and silent as his old friend paints his portrait and tells him the story of his long and tortured life in this eerie mystery. (FRN537, $13.00)
 		  
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult  •  Joseph Bedier  •  Hillaire Belloc   • LITERATURE  •  This chivalric myth -- of Arthurian fame -- features a Cornish knight and an Irish princess who are under a spell of love. (GBR246, $13.00)
 		  
 
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