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Hours With Famous Parisians (Classic Reprint)

Author : Stuart Henry
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428811433
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Hours With Famous Parisians (Classic Reprint) written by Stuart Henry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hours With Famous Parisians It is not true that Madame Adam is the only man in France. The compliment would be magnificent for her, but rather whimsical. Nevertheless, she' is more masculine (using the word in a stalwart sense) than most of the Frenchmen you meet in Paris. I scarcely know a Parisian who is equipped with such a virile bearing. She is an ao tive, brusque, business person, resolute, accustomed to giving and taking hard blows, and to deciding daily a score of im portant questions on the spur of the mo ment. She was born to command, and carries on, with unusual administrative ability, two or three secular enterprises. Among them is the Nouvelle Revue. 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.

Hours with Famous Parisians

Author : Stuart Oliver Henry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783743311268
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Hours with Famous Parisians written by Stuart Oliver Henry and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hours with famous Parisians is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Paris of the Parisians (Classic Reprint)

Author : John F. Macdonald
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265252130
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Paris of the Parisians (Classic Reprint) written by John F. Macdonald and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Paris of the Parisians The purpose of these sketches is not political nor yet didactic. No charge is laid upon me to teach the French nation its duties, to reprove it for its follies. Nor yet is it my design to hold up Paris of the Parisians as an example of naughtiness, nor even of virtue, to English readers. A student of human life still in my humanities, my purpose is purely interpretative. I would endeavour to trans late into English some Paris scenes, in such a way as to give a true impression of the movement, personages, sounds, colours, and atmosphere per vaded With joy of living which belongs to them. These impressions Which I have myself received, and now desire to communicate, are not the result of a general survey of Paris taken from some lofty summit. I have not looked down upon the capital of F rance from the top of the Eiffel Tower; nor yet from the terrace of the Sacre Coeur; nor yet from the balcony among the chimeres of Notre. 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.

Hours with Famous Parisians

Author : Stuart Oliver B. 1860 Henry
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781362642060
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Hours with Famous Parisians written by Stuart Oliver B. 1860 Henry and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Paris and the Parisians in 1835, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frances Trollope
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484202176
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Paris and the Parisians in 1835, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Frances Trollope and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Paris and the Parisians in 1835, Vol. 1 of 2 From the very beginning of reading and writ ing - nay, doubtless from the very beginning of speaking, -truth, immortal truth has been the object of ostensible worship to all who read and to all who listen; and, in the abstract, it is nu questionably held in sincere veneration by all yet, in the detail of every-day practice, the ma jority of mankind often hate it, and are seen to bear pain, disappointment, and sorrow more pa tiently than its honoured voice when it echoes not their own opinion. 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.

Sketches of Paris and the Parisians (Classic Reprint)

Author : Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483458086
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Sketches of Paris and the Parisians (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel Griswold Goodrich and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketches of Paris and the Parisians The title-page sufficiently indicates the general tenor of this book; a glance at the heading of the, chapters will tell the rest - that it consists of articles written from Paris: for publication in a new-york daily journal. They were intended only for this transient and fugitive purpose, Without any idea of reproduction in another form. But the leading events they record are not only in themselves remarkable. 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.

A Wanderer in Paris (Classic Reprint)

Author : E. V. Lucas
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331787303
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book A Wanderer in Paris (Classic Reprint) written by E. V. Lucas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Wanderer in Paris Although the reader will quickly make the discovery for himself, I should like here to emphasise the fact that this is a book about Paris and the Parisians written wholly from the outside. And containing only so much of that city and its citizens as a foreigner who has no French friends may observe on holiday visits. 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.

Paris as Seen and Described by Famous Writers (Classic Reprint)

Author : Esther Singleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330467091
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Paris as Seen and Described by Famous Writers (Classic Reprint) written by Esther Singleton and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Paris as Seen and Described by Famous Writers In the following pages I have endeavoured to apply the general plan of my former books on art and architecture. In this volume, however, it was not advisable, even if possible, to confine myself to the picturesque and artistic features of the subject. I have tried to produce a work that will fulfill the purposes of an artistic guide-book. I have selected most of the important buildings and monuments of Paris and have chosen the most interesting descriptions that I could find by various authors, English and French, who love and admire the objects of which they write. In making these selections I have tried to include as many varieties of treatment as possible, and, therefore, there will be found the views of the professional art-critic, the casual literary voyageur, the native litterateur, and the social moralist. The views of Theodore de Banville, Victor Hugo, Prosper Merimee, Louis Blanc, Louis Enault, Arsene Houssaye, and Philip Gilbert Hamerton present us with fine contrasts and side-lights; and by gathering these together, I hope to give a picture of Paris which will be, in a measure, complete. 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.

The Parisians (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332487441
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book The Parisians (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Bulwer Lytton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Parisians They who chance to have read The Coming Race may perhaps remember that I, the adventurous discoverer of the land without a sun, concluded the sketch of my adventures by a brief reference to the malady which, though giving no perceptible notice of its encroachments, might, in the opinion of my medical attendant, prove suddenly fatal. 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.

The Parisians, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266722250
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book The Parisians, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Bulwer Lytton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Parisians, Vol. 2 of 2 ON waking some morning, have you ever felt, reader, as if a change for the brighter in the world, without and within you, had suddenly come to pass - some new glory has been given to the sunshine, some fresh balm to the air - you feel younger, and happier, and lighter, in the very beat of your heart - you almost fancy you hear the chime of some spiri tual music far off, as if in the deeps of heaven? You are not at first conscious how, or wherefore, this change has been brought about. Is it the effect of a dream in the gone sleep, that has made this morning so different from morn ings that have dawned before? And while vaguely asking yourself that question, you become aware that the cause is no mere illusion, that it has its substance in words spoken by living lips, in things that belong to the work-day world. 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.

Parisian Family (Classic Reprint)

Author : Henriette Guizot de Witt
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260526748
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Parisian Family (Classic Reprint) written by Henriette Guizot de Witt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Parisian Family Mamma worse! Oh! Quick, quick, aunt! Put to the horses. I will pack my trunk in a minute. I want nobody; I can go to Paris alone. 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.

Pictures of Paris Some Parisians (Classic Reprint)

Author : John N. Raphael
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331413981
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Pictures of Paris Some Parisians (Classic Reprint) written by John N. Raphael and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pictures of Paris Some Parisians "Bonjour, Messieurs, Madame, la compagnie." The voice, a gramophonic, wheezy little voice, came from somewhere below our knees, and looking down from contemplation of the pictures, we saw a personage who, save that he had no pointed cap upon his head, and was dressed in a suit of customary black, might well have been one of the goblins who made off with Gabriel Grub. "Cakesy sah?" said Harold, who is proud of his French. "Chasseur d'Afrique!" said the New Yorker, this being his favourite exclamation, and one of the few French expressions of which he really has a mastery. "Permit," the Vicomte said, bowing to Mademoiselle, "permit I make the introduction." 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.

The Parisians, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330873618
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book The Parisians, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Bulwer Lytton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Parisians, Vol. 1 of 2 Never was a man more true to his calling of artist. To the last day of his life he went on ripen ing and hiving wisdom with each studious year. No hasty, slipshod work over disgraced his pen. Dearly as he loved fame, no literary success, however dazzling, deluded him into the belief that the prize was won, and that he might relapse into indolent security. It is also to his credit that in none of his works is the subject of religion treated but with the most scrupulous reverence and honor. In all of his writings there is manifeswd a genuine heartfelt sympathy with the spiritual cravings of our nature. No sneer at enthusiasm, no mockery of humanity, ever sullies his page; but, on the contrary, a convic tion that truth and fidelity are still to be found among men, that chivalry is not foolish, that ambi tion is not always selfish, and that there is a soul of goodness in things evil, permeates and colors all his romances. 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.

Famous French Authors

Author : Theophile Gautier
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265573754
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (737 download)

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Download or read book Famous French Authors written by Theophile Gautier and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Famous French Authors: Biographical Portraits of Distinguished French Writers This little volume has a nameless charm. Here the poet appears under a blonde aureole of adolescence. 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.

Sensations of Paris (Classic Reprint)

Author : Rowland Strong
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364987582
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Sensations of Paris (Classic Reprint) written by Rowland Strong and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sensations of Paris Messieurs, said Tortoni, when we asked him why it had become necessary to close the famous establishment, que voulez-vous? Le Boulevard se meurt (what will you? The Boulevard dies!) The mot has been quoted Since by others than ourselves who were not present when it was uttered. It forms the burden of the lamentations of many an Old boulevardier who mistakes his own senility for that of the Boulevard. Tortoni's is now a boot-shop. Once it was the rendezvous of all that was boulevardier in Paris. It was there. 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.

Paris and the Parisians in 1835, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frances Trollope
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331293064
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Paris and the Parisians in 1835, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Frances Trollope and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Paris and the Parisians in 1835, Vol. 2 of 2 Peculiar Air of Frenchwomen. - Impossibility that an Englishwoman should not be known for such in Paris. - Small Shops. - Beautiful Flowers, and pretty arrangement of them. - Native Grace. - Disappearance of Rouge. - Grey Hair. - Every article dearer than in London. - All temptations to smuggling removed. Considering that it is a woman who writes to you, I think you will confess that you have no reason to complain of having been overwhelmed with the fashions of Paris: perhaps, on the contrary, you may feel rather disposed to grumble because all I have hitherto said on the fertile subject of dress has been almost wholly devoted to the historic and fanciful costume of the republicans. 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.

Footprints of Famous Americans in Paris (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Joseph Conway
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397281418
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Footprints of Famous Americans in Paris (Classic Reprint) written by John Joseph Conway and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Footprints of Famous Americans in Paris There was a very distinguished American wit whose contribution to the sum of his nation's achievement consisted in one sentence which has become historical. Good Americans, said Tom Appleton, when they die go to Paris. Tom Appleton - so called among his intimates - was the Sydney Smith of the Boston society of his day, a big, round-shouldered man with heavy, sombre eyes behind which his audacious humour lay in ambush and enlivened the transcendental seriousness of the Boston of that time. Being only an amateur humorist, he nearly achieved the signal honour of being forgotten in the immortality of his epigram, and it is due to the genial Autocrat Of the Breakfast Table that the name of the man who made a complete character study of his countrymen in eight words has not been forgotten. For, indeed, the end and aim of most Americans for more than a century, whether they could afford it or not, was to go to Paris. Of course, in postponing the time of their visit Tom Appleton exaggerated, as, indeed, all wits do. Still, it was only to point the national aspiration more trenchantly. For it is not too much to say that in those days the stay-at-home Americans were homesick for a sight of the city they had never seen. 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.