A Little Tour in France

I was in the mood for a bit of travel. Why not take a little tour of France? And how about having Henry James as my tour guide?

A Little Tour in France is based on a six-week trip to the provincial towns of France taken by writer Henry James and first published as a serial in 1883 through 1884 in the Atlantic Monthly. James takes us through Tours, Bourges, Nantes, Toulouse, La Rochelle, Caroassonne, and Avignon.

I enjoyed the conversational style of James and he starts each chapter with a strong lead. But he focuses on architecture and he never mentions food, and how can you possibly have a good travel book about France without mention of food?

I'd love to see someone take this book and use it as a starter for a contemporary version of A Little Tour. What is still there? What has changed?