I TRAVEL
THE OPEN ROAD
CLASSIC WRITINGS
OF JOURNEYS TAKEN
AROUND THE WORLD
By
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"Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose"
"Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road."
—Walt Whitman
Contents
FONTAINEBLEAU: VILLAGE COMMUNITIES OF PAINTERS
A MOUNTAIN TOWN IN FRANCE: A FRAGMENT