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| Posted By : Trytium Publishing - 7/16/2007 2:24 PM | I thoroughly enjoyed this lovingly-produced history of the city of Paris. From its founding through to the modern era, Horne uses wit and dry humor to highlight many of the interesting facets of Parisian history. I wish I had read this book before my visit.
There is a wealth of information contained for those doing their own "world building" exercises for their writing. Horne clearly illustrates how the city grew in seven major phases and why, what the population was doing at the time and how the leadership was maintained (or toppled in several cases). |
| Posted By : Dru - 7/16/2007 7:10 PM | Paris has been on my reading list lately, too; I recently finished a nonfiction book on the history of Paris's underworld, and I'm currently working on "Fatal Purity" by Ruth Scurr, about Robespierre. The French Revolution fascinates me, and Robespierre was one of the most interesting personalities in the Revolution....
The Harrow
The Mark of Ashen Wings
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The Clockwork Heart
Coming from Juno Books
February 2008
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| Posted By : Bill Ward - 7/17/2007 2:44 PM | Dru, what was the book about the parisian underworld called?
Seven Ages sounds very interesting. |
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