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What journey did Gustave Flaubert take with Maxime du Camp in 1847?
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Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert, painting by Eugene Giraud, c. 1845; in the Castle Museum, Versailles, France.
In 1847, Gustave Flaubert embarked on a walking tour along the Loire River and the coast of Brittany with his friend, the writer Maxime du Camp.1
The two men kept a joint journal of their travels, which Flaubert later titled Par les champs et par les grèves ("Over Fields and Shores"). This work, published posthumously, is noted for containing some of Flaubert's finest writing, including a memorable account of his visit to Combourg, the family estate of the writer Chateaubriand.1