Table of Contents



Foreword by Diane Johnson

By Way of Introduction…

Paris Places

A Day in the Park: The Luxembourg Gardens
It's the Water: the Seine
A Lively City of the Dead: Père-Lachaise
Going Underground
Island in the Seine: Ile Saint-Louis
François' Follies
Buttes-Chaumont and Montsouris: The Art of the Faux
The Place des Vosges
Go East, Young Frenchman!
Belly Ache: Les Halles

Paris People

Coco Chanel
The Perils of Pompidou
Les Bouquinistes
Midnight, Montmartre and Modigliani
The Boat People of the Seine
Meeting Moreau
Keepers of the Craft: Paris Artisans
Dear Dead Vincent Van Gogh
Beaumarchais' Marais
Madame X's Seduction School

Paris Phenomena

La Ville Lumière: Paris, City of Light
Philosophy au Lait
The Michelin Man Cometh: The Star System
The Janus City or Why the Year 1900 Lives On
Night Walking
Paris in the Spring
Sidewalk Sundae: What Makes Paris, Paris
Vie de Chien: A Dog's Life
Why the Marais Changed its Spots
Life's a Café


   
 
All texts and photographs Copyright©2005 David Downie, Alison Harris