Over the years Fougeres has had several well known visitors and on looking through my latest batch of library books I discovered that Lawrence D' Arabie came to visitin 1906.
T. E. Lawrence aged 18 came to Fougeres and took sketches and returned the following year 1907 with his father and a camera. However he wrote to his mother that after he had left his father he was having an excellent time and he made a visit to the Mont Saint Michel. He wrote in his letter that the castle at Fougeres by moonlight was an exquisite spectacle. He loved the castle and travelled to see other French castles too, on a bicycle. As far as I understand he returned the following year with his brother.
Interesting link here about T E Lawrence who had in fact run away at the age of 17 to join the army. Findagrave.
Link here showing some photographs that Lawrence took of the Castles.
I think that Lawrence was a solitary tree, here is a picture of a tree in the forest of Fougeres.
Spotlight
The French word for following or next is suivant.
The French word for a rough sketch is croquis.
PS..I have a lovely brass camel who needs a polish.
