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Nooks and Corners of Old Paris

by Georges Cain

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Cain, keeper of the Carnavalet Museum of Paris history, walks through the old city, the Île Saint-Louis and both banks of the Seine. At each corner he recalls who lived there and what happened, from Madame Roland on the Quai des Lunettes to streets demolished in his own lifetime.

A loving, anecdotal guide for anyone who walks Paris looking for its past. Download the free EPUB.

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