Concentrating on the art, architecture and history of Paris and Versailles, this guide, which is one of a series, features the reorganization of the Louvre and the Musee Carnavalet. It also covers easy day trips to Versailles, Malmaison, St Denis, Ecouen and Fountainebleu.
Paris and Versailles
Accessible and compelling, this book is a must-read for all Francophiles.
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 Finalist For gardening aficionados and Francophiles, a love letter to the Versailles Palace and grounds, from the man who knows them best. In Alain Baraton's Versailles, every grove tells a story.
In bringing to life their experiences, this sumptuously illustrated volume reminds us why Versailles has enchanted generations of visitors from the ancien régime to the present day.
A complete guide to the art and history of Paris and Versailles
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In this First World War China Special Paul French explores China's betrayal by the West, the charismatic advocates it sent to the conference and the hugely significant May Fourth Movement that resulted from the treaty.
By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story.
Praise for Paris 1919 “It’s easy to get into a war, but ending it is a more arduous matter. It was never more so than in 1919, at the Paris Conference. . . . This is an enthralling book: detailed, fair, unfailingly lively.
This riveting 20th installment entangles Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc in a dangerous web of international spycraft and terrorist threats in Paris's 15th arrondissement.