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Excerpt from Paris at Night: Sketches and Mysteries of Paris High Life and Demi-Monde; Nocturnal Amusements: How to Know Them!, How to Enjoy Them!!, How to Appreciate Them
Every great capital has, and has had a centre a heart, the focus of life, of character, and move ment. In Rome, the Forum with its Gaulic mem cries; in London, Regent Street, in New York, Broadway and In Paris - modern Paris - the Bou levards. Other points have been more central, and more fashionable In the Paris of the past, for the Boulevards Interiors were once Exteriors, and their history and chronology is known. But the Palais Rm al, the Place Royale, the Louvre, and other centres of atti action have been eclipsed by these Boulevards, which represent the type, the essence of Paris life in all its originality and piq namey. Before passing to description, One word upon these great arteries of Paris life.
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Every great capital has, and has had a centre a heart, the focus of life, of character, and move ment. In Rome, the Forum with its Gaulic mem cries; in London, Regent Street, in New York, Broadway and In Paris - modern Paris - the Bou levards. Other points have been more central, and more fashionable In the Paris of the past, for the Boulevards Interiors were once Exteriors, and their history and chronology is known. But the Palais Rm al, the Place Royale, the Louvre, and other centres of atti action have been eclipsed by these Boulevards, which represent the type, the essence of Paris life in all its originality and piq namey. Before passing to description, One word upon these great arteries of Paris life.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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ISBN - 9780265712238
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 155
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ISBN - 9781332175734
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 157
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