BARBIZON, PAINTER’S VILLAGE. The Forest of Fontainebleau.

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I was just reading about Fontainebleau Forest today in an essay from around 1880 or 82 or so by none other than Robert Louis Stevenson. Of course, I'd heard of the woodland & recently learned of RLS' familiarity with it, but I knew nothing about the forest itself---that's why I was so pleased to find his essay on it, coming across it totally by chance! I've read many of his travel pieces & I always enjoy them. This one is no exception! His wonderful, evocative descriptions truly brought the forest & small towns alive, along with the artists' colony of that day. For those fascinated by Fontainebleau this essay is a must!

Wow what a wonderful thought. I will definitely check it out. There’s so much history around us, we just have to keep on reading, learning and sharing those stories with others so that the history remains alive for decades to come.