Project Gutenberg 2020-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 199 Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de 1737 1814 Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de St. Pierre, Bernardin de (Saint-Pierre) De Saint-Pierre, Bernardin Saint-Pierre, Henri Bernardin de Voyage à l'Ile-de-France (1/2) Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Voyage à l'Ile-de-France" by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre is a travel narrative written in the early 19th century. The work chronicles the author's observations during his journey to the Île-de-France (now Mauritius), providing insights into the natural world, indigenous cultures, and the political landscape of the time. It weaves together descriptions of flora, fauna, and personal reflections on society and politics. At the start of the narrative, the author expresses his motivations for writing letters and journals during his travels, aiming to convey his encounters with nature and humanity to friends and the public. He reflects on the various landscapes and climatic conditions he observes, noting their effects on local life and agriculture. The opening letters detail his departure from Lorient and his initial experiences, including the contrasts between different regions he visits, and culminate in his emotional farewell as he departs on his voyage. Through these observations, the author hints at larger themes of colonialism, natural beauty, and personal attachment to place, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of these issues as the journey unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Mauritius -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Réunion -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 DT Text Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature 378569 2025-07-25T09:42:24.451897 text/html 355805 2024-10-18T08:41:03 text/html 245817 2025-07-25T09:42:29.818898 application/epub+zip 245636 2025-07-25T09:42:25.289891 application/epub+zip 228705 2025-07-25T09:42:24.829887 application/epub+zip 345492 2025-07-25T09:42:33.594885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319695 2025-07-25T09:42:29.439910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303230 2022-09-28T19:40:46.876483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352927 2025-07-25T09:42:23.985934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332957 2024-10-18T08:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17410 2025-07-25T09:42:33.755848 application/rdf+xml 13998 2025-07-25T09:42:24.915898 image/jpeg 2524 2025-07-25T09:42:24.872900 image/jpeg 206495 2025-07-25T09:42:24.485914 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia