Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Paris
BY what magic is it that Paris takes possession of you, holds you, fascinates? It is not her natural beauties, not the splendour of her palaces and other public institutions, not her many avenues and the breadth and nobility of her other roads. Beauty in itself alone has not the power to fascinate. What, then, the mysterious charm? It is not easy to say. Throughout the ages, great writers have been singing the praises of Paris le paradis de l'um'vers - la ville sans p�che'. Each has chosen a Special aspect of the theme: Paris at the Present Time, Paris in History, Paris by Day, Paris by Night, Parisian Homes, The Latin Quarter, The Restaurants, The Shops, The Art Life, The Poor of Paris, Parisian Pastimes, Paris of the Faubourgs - all have been sedulously treated.
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