A Motor-flight through France (Atlas Pocket Classics)

This travel classic from a celebrated author captures France in a uniquely insightful perspective.Edith Wharton proclaims in the opening lines of A Motor-flight through France that "the motor-car has restored the romance of travel"—then sets off in the new invention to explore the cities and countryside of the nation she loved above all. Wharton's spirited account of her journey is a declaration of her passion for travel and her deep affinity for the people and places of France.