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APPENDIX C
Name of Book. Year of
Publication.
Remarks re Authenticity, etc.


Un Gil Blas en Californie 1852 Published by Dumas, with an introduction by him.
Impressions de Voyage en Russie 1860 and '65 Followed by "Le Caucase."
Impressions de Voyage en Suisse 1833 Dumas's first book of travel, thought by many to be his best.
Mémoires d'un Maître d'Armes 1840 Classified by Calmann-Lévy as "travels." Dumas edited his friend Grisier's impressions of St. Petersburg, etc. There is a slight element of narrative.
Le Midi de la France 1841 Followed by "Une Année à Florence" and "La Villa Palmieri." This book concludes with "La Chasse au Chastre."
Un Pays Inconnu 1865 Not Dumas. Notes on Brazilian travel by another hand.
Quinze Jours au Sinaï 1839 Written by Dumas from notes by Baron Taylor, and drawings by Dauzats.
Le Speronare 1842 Impressions of Sicily. Written with the help of Fiorentino. Followed by "Capitaine Arena" and "Le Corricolo."
Le Véloce 1848 Account of Dumas's visit to Tangiers, Algiers and Tunis, etc. Sequel to "De Paris à Cadix."
La Vie au Désert 1860 Simply a translation of R. G. Gordon-Cumming's book on the adventures of a lion hunter in Africa.