Historic Paris
Title | Historic Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Jetta Sophia Wolff |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2022-09-04 |
Genre | Travel |
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Historic Paris" by Jetta Sophia Wolff. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Paris by the Book
Title | Paris by the Book PDF eBook |
Author | Liam Callanan |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2018-04-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 110198628X |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A missing person, a grieving family, a curious clue: a half-finished manuscript set in Paris Once a week, I chase men who are not my husband. . . . When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his wife, Leah, their daughters, and, hidden in an unexpected spot, plane tickets to Paris. Hoping to uncover clues--and her husband--Leah sets off for France with her girls. Upon their arrival, she discovers an unfinished manuscript, one Robert had been writing without her knowledge . . . and that he had set in Paris. The Eady girls follow the path of the manuscript to a small, floundering English-language bookstore whose weary proprietor is eager to sell. Leah finds herself accepting the offer on the spot. As the family settles into their new Parisian life, they trace the literary paths of some beloved Parisian classics, including Madeline and The Red Balloon, hoping more clues arise. But a series of startling discoveries forces Leah to consider that she may not be ready for what solving this mystery might do to her family--and the Paris she thought she knew. Charming, haunting, and triumphant, Paris by the Book follows one woman's journey as she writes her own story, exploring the power of family and the magic that hides within the pages of a book.
Paris
Title | Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Sutcliffe |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1993-01-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780300068863 |
In this extensively illustrated work, one of Paris' leading historians links the beauty of the city to its harmonious architecture, the product of a powerful tradition of classical design running from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Paris
Title | Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Hussey |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 696 |
Release | 2010-07-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1608192377 |
If Adam Gopnik's Paris to the Moon described daily life in contemporary Paris, this book describes daily life in Paris throughout its history: a history of the city from the point of view of the Parisians themselves. Paris captures everyone's imaginations: It's a backdrop for Proust's fictional pederast, Robert Doisneau's photographic kiss, and Edith Piaf's serenaded soldier-lovers; a home as much to romance and love poems as to prostitution and opium dens. The many pieces of the city coexist, each one as real as the next. What's more, the conflicted identity of the city is visible everywhere-between cobblestones, in bars, on the métro. In this lively and lucid volume, Andrew Hussey brings to life the urchins and artists who've left their marks on the city, filling in the gaps of a history that affected the disenfranchised as much as the nobility. Paris: The Secret History ranges across centuries, movements, and cultural and political beliefs, from Napoleon's overcrowded cemeteries to Balzac's nocturnal flight from his debts. For Hussey, Paris is a city whose long and conflicted history continues to thrive and change. The book's is a picaresque journey through royal palaces, brothels, and sidewalk cafés, uncovering the rich, exotic, and often lurid history of the world's most beloved city.
Old-Fashioned Corners of Paris
Title | Old-Fashioned Corners of Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Christophe Destournelles |
Publisher | New York Review of Books |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1936941104 |
Here and there, if you know where to look, it still is possible to catch a glimpse of an almost-vanished Paris: a scene, an object, that somehow has miraculously survived decades, even centuries. Old-fashioned Pleasures of Paris is a small and exquisite catalog of these rarities. Christophe Destournelles has discovered dozens of vintage “moments”: confiseries, barbershops, glove shops; a bougnat (a café that traditionally also sold coal) a bouillion (a restaurant that originally served soup); hookah lounges, movie theatres, harness races, dive bars, and underground jazz clubs. He’s found vintage photo booths, carousels, public scales, the last remaining pissoir. He’s uncovered tiny establishments that quietly carry on with obscure trades: phonograph, radio, and clock repair; hand pressing; shoe polishing. Small details that would be easy to overlook are celebrated in all their everyday glory: the illuminated subway map, the café where the napkins of regulars are kept in a nook, the once-ubiquitous little stand of hardboiled eggs that once could be found on every zinc bar. Each of these spots, however humble, is worth a visit; even the routier, a restaurant that originally served truck drivers, is a visual feast, with its yellow formica counter, red and white checked napkins, and handwritten menu, antique café chairs, and vintage signage. Lovers of Paris will be thrilled to know what streets are particularly beautiful when the snow falls, the history of old telephone exchanges, and where to find old-timers playing pétanque. This is a book for visitors—addresses and phone numbers are listed for each venue—and armchair travelers who will be transported to another place and time by the sumptuous photographs. Literary quotations throughout add another layer of romance to this book that celebrates Paris past and present.
Historic Paris and Lamar County, Texas
Title | Historic Paris and Lamar County, Texas PDF eBook |
Author | Marvin ed Gorley |
Publisher | HPN Books |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1893619710 |
An illustrated history of Paris and Lamar County, Texas, paired with histories of the local companies.
Scavenger Hunt – Historic Paris
Title | Scavenger Hunt – Historic Paris PDF eBook |
Author | SleuthQuests |
Publisher | SleuthQuests Press |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2013-10-13 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1629171212 |
If you are looking for a quirky and unusual date in Paris, then this book is perfect for you! This book contains 50 clue-based questions that will send you and your date on a scavenger hunt throughout the older parts of the city. If you want to add a little bit of history into your relationship, then you won’t want to miss this book!