Dawn of the Belle Epoque : The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends (Paperback)

from walterhistory

Ms. McAuliffe's history of the late 1800s presents a panorama of France between the end of the Franco-Prussian War to 1900. She takes us across the span of 30 years while Paris recovered from the War. Her attempt to cover a wide range of individuals who lived & breathed beyond the political aspec...

from pennsylady

hardcover 340 pg + addendum "The Belle Époque ("Beautiful Era") was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the era of the Third French Republic and the German Empire, it was a period characterized by optimism and ...

from stef7sa

Interesting material but the author hasn't chosen the most exciting way of presenting it, keeping to a strict chronological order. The poets of the period do not get much attention, Verlaine only mentioned at his death, Rimbaud not at all. The emphasis is on politics, painting, sculpture and, som...

from walterhistory

Ms. McAuliffe's history of the late 1800s presents a panorama of France between the end of the Franco-Prussian War to 1900. She takes us across the span of 30 years while Paris recovered from the War. Her attempt to cover a wide range of individuals who lived & breathed beyond the political aspec...

from pennsylady

hardcover 340 pg + addendum "The Belle Époque ("Beautiful Era") was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the era of the Third French Republic and the German Empire, it was a period characterized by optimism and ...