Project Gutenberg 2013-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 529 Menpes, Mortimer 1855 1938 Menpes, Mortimer Luddington Menpes, Dorothy Brittany E-text prepared by Greg Bergquist, Melissa McDaniel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "Brittany" by Dorothy Menpes is a travelogue written in the early 20th century. This work explores the rich cultural and geographical landscape of Brittany, France, focusing on its towns, people, and traditions. The narrative likely paints vivid pictures of local life, particularly highlighting the fishing industry and the picturesque villages that characterize the region. The opening of "Brittany" introduces the village of Douarnénez, a key fishing hub known for its sardine industry. Menpes vividly describes the animated scene as fishermen return with their catches, transforming the quiet village into a lively spectacle filled with the clatter of wooden shoes and the presence of bustling fishermen and women at work. Through detailed observations, the author conveys the community's reliance on the sea, the picturesque beauty of the surroundings, and the contrasts between the energetic fishermen and the more subdued local villagers, setting the stage for a rich exploration of Breton life and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42954/42954-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Brittany (France) -- Description and travel DC Text Category: Travel Writing 318513 2025-08-17T10:24:32.684918 text/html 292399 2024-10-23T16:26:42 text/html 7729026 2025-08-17T10:24:39.089887 application/epub+zip 7731033 2025-08-17T10:24:34.153921 application/epub+zip 186886 2025-08-17T10:24:33.343864 application/epub+zip 7824103 2025-08-17T10:24:42.583853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7788335 2025-08-17T10:24:37.976870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253378 2022-09-19T15:32:27.962407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267863 2025-08-17T10:24:31.925871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 247931 2024-10-23T16:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16139 2025-08-17T10:24:42.727817 application/rdf+xml 18847 2025-08-17T10:24:33.432964 image/jpeg 2822 2025-08-17T10:24:33.390874 image/jpeg 7660761 2025-08-17T10:24:32.957866 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia