Details
Author: G.W.T. Omond
Illustrations: A. Forestier
Publisher: A & C Black, Soho Square London
Publish Date: 1918
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| Number of times Beer is mentioned | 10 |
| Specific beers mentioned | n/a |
| Specific pubs mentioned | Maison des Brasseurs – on the Grand Place in Brussels (still exists today as a brewery museum and cafe) |
| Specific breweries mentioned | n/a |
| Best Quotes | “The drunken ways of the people are encouraged by the excessive number of public-houses. Practically anyone who can pay the Government fee and obtain a barrel of beer and a few tumblers may open a drinking-shop.” ” It is not uncommon in a small country village with about 200 inhabitants to see the words * Herberg ‘ or ‘ Estaminet ‘ over the doors of a dozen houses, in which beer is sold at a penny (or less) for a large glass” “More beer, probably, is consumed in Belgium per head of the population than in any other European country, Germany not excepted…” |
Description
This travel book is heavy on history and less a travelogue of the author’s journey, which is why I reference it less than it’s counterpart Belgium Old & New. Like most travel books about Belgium, there is a slant towards Flanders over Wallonia with a roughly 75/25 ratio. This book is loaded with beautiful illustrations from Amédée Forestier.
About the Author
George William Thomson Omond was a Scottish author who lived 1846-1929.
Table of Contents
- The Market-Place and Belfry of Bruges – Early History
- Baldwin Bras-de-Fer – The Place du Bourg – Murder of Charles the Good
- The Beguinage – Churches – The Relic of the Holy Blood
- The Bruges Matins – Battle of the Golden Spurs
- Damme – The Sea Fight at Sluis – Splendour of Bruges in the Middle Ages – The Fall and Loss of Trade
- Bruges La Morte
- The Plain of West Flanders – Ypres
- Furnes – The Procession of Penitents
- Nieuport – The Battle of the Dunes
- The Coast of Flanders
- Coxyde – The Scenery of the Dunes
- Ghent
- The Dukes of Brabant – The Joyeuse Entree – End of the Sixteenth Century
- The Bombardment of 1695 – The Grande Place – Church of Ste. Gudule – Charles of Lorraine
- Joseph II and the Revolution of Brabant
- The Jacobins of Brussels – Visit of Napoleon – The Hundred Days
- The Dutch Government – The Revolution of 1830
- The Vicissitudes of Antwerp
- The Principality of Liege
- Early History of Liege – Bishop Notger – The Court of Peace
- The Dukes of Burgundy – Destruction of Liege by Charles the Bold
- The Wild Boar of Ardennes
- Erard de la Marck – The Principality in the Sixteenth Century
- The Chirous of the Grignoux – The Tragic Banquet of Warfusee
- The Gaming Tables of Spa – The French Revolution – The Annexation of the Principality
- Liege and the Valley of the Meuse in Modern Times – Bouillon
Where to Download or View
| Project Gutenberg | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46248 | Free Download |
| Google Books | Available for sale | |
| Apple Books | Available for sale | |
| Open Library | Belgium | Read only |
| Google Play Books | Free Download | Not available in Belgium |
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