Cavorting with Strangers: Great Ideas and Their Champions: Paris

by F. Patrick Butler

Paris in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries was home to some of the most creative people on earth. These men and women, whose names are so famous, are now acclaimed as revolutionaries of the human spirit. But, they were a sleazy lot. Their vaunted reputations notwithstanding, these people were just as sick as the best of us, and we don't have to bend over far to see the underbelly of fame.

564 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 2006

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The other side of history, philosophy, culture - stories of, insights into, the very real, flawed people who shaped our modern world, thoughts, art… A gossipy trip through France: a little sleazy, a little gossipy, always entertaining.