10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GASCONY»
Discover the use of
Gascony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Gascony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cadogan Guides
Gascony & the Pyrenees
In an increasingly homogenized world, quirks and passions thrive here with all the panache of d'Artagnan, and this new edition of Cadogan's witty guide ensures you miss none of the fun.""
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2007
Drawn from stories left behind by the soldiers of the First Empire, this dramatic tale rings true in both triumph and defeat.
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A Summer in
Gascony, New Edition: The Other South of France
A charming fish-out-of-water tale about a young Englishman who spends an extraordinary summer working--and falling in love--in Gascony.
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The Companion Guide to
Gascony and the Dordogne
The guide for the traveller as opposed to the tourist: the person for whom the history of the region and its reflection in landscape, buildings and culture are the essence of travel.
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A Culinary Journey in
Gascony: Recipes and Stories from My ...
Home chefs and armchair travelers alike will cherish this collection of tales along with 80 recipes from the heart and soul of Gascony.
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Gascony & the Pyrenees, 4th
Beautiful scenery, traditional villages, old-fashioned seaside gentility, both Basque and Gascon culture, and the finest country cooking in all of France are at readers' fingertips in Cadogan's seminal guide to Gascony and the Pyrenees.
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2004
For this new edition, David Hewson, a former Regular Army Officer and much-interested in military hitory adds biographical details for the main characters, identities the real people behind the pseudonyms and provides background notes.
Traces the history of Gascony, which was ruled by Britain for three hundred years, and describes the landscapes, people, and traditions of this region of southern France
Gascony is the home of armagnac, and proprietor Alain Dutournier has put
together a remarkable list of nearly 70 vintage-dated ar- magnacs going back to
1893. Many are evocatively rendered. One is "rustic, woody, with a great
simplicity.
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Vacances Pyrenees and
Gascony: Including Andorra
256 pages (all in color)
Pascal De Cugnac, Hachette, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GASCONY»
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Gascony is used in the context of the following news items.
Tour de Farce: Orica-GreenEdge and the upside down race against …
Seeing that we're in Gascony, this should really be done with a local rich, dark, tannic monk-made Madiran red. Share. Tweet. Share ... «Eurosport.co.uk, Jul 15»
Bastille Day wine: OLLY SMITH: Pour la revolution! Celebrate …
Fragrant, refreshing and zingy, this cunning wine is a blend of grapes from Gascony and Languedoc, uniting the Atlantic with the Mediterranean ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Antoine Pirie Les Vignobles Foncalieu,
... of France and represented in all the principal regions of the 'Grand Sud': Gascony, Languedoc-Roussillon, Côtes-du-Rhône and Provence. «The Drinks Report, Jul 15»
Le French Book Bumps Up Kindle Publication of Flambé in Armagnac
In the heart of Gascony, a small town holds fiercely onto its secrets after a fire ravages the warehouse of one of Armagnac's top estates, killing ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
Magna Carta's rival: The 1265 Parliament
He had previously been frustrated in parliament by de Montfort when bidding for funds to finance re-establishment of English rule in Gascony. «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
The true France in a bottle
So let us bring back British Gascony and ducal Burgundy, for a full flowering of la France profonde, in eternal rivalry under good government. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
Jean Nouvel Is a Master Without a Style
Nouvel was born in Gascony, the son of provincial teachers who deflected their artistic child away from painting and into the theoretically more ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
WINE: A 2-barrel salute to revolutionary friendship
(Ugni blanc, called trebbiano in Italy, today makes some tasty cheap wines from Gascony.) The wine is distilled twice to improve its purity and ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
New D'Artagnan film: How his family protect the real Musketeer spirit
"It (the Society) was created to celebrate the musketeer spirit, of course, and also to promote Armagnac (brandy) from Gascony," Pierre explains ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
How a Cook Contends With Alzheimer's? Eating Well
While other food writers were flocking to Tuscany or Provence, she said, “I'd go alone 'over there,' ” to less-traveled Tangier, say, or Gascony. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
