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Bohemian Paris of To-day. Written ... From Notes by E. Cucuel. Illustrated by E. Cucuel
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364 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2010
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W.C. Morrow
106 books8 followersWilliam Chambers Morrow (7 July 1854, Selma, Alabama – 1923) was an American writer, now noted mainly for his short stories of horror and suspense.
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September 21, 2020
I am absolutely in love with this time period. I actually looked up some of the cafes (like the famous cafe Le Procope) and it still stands there today. If I ever have the privilege to go back to France again, I'll make sure to make those stops. So beautiful, haunting and dark. I sincerely thought that I time-traveled to 1900s Paris. Would definitely recommend to people who love that time period, but are also hopeless romantics, vying for a simpler, more enchanted life.
October 31, 2020
I absolutely adored this book, it was one of the most delicious, fog-soaked romps through Paris that a book has ever taken me on. But try as I might, I can learn nothing online about Edouard's friend Bishop. What was his full name and where did he go after their adventures? I will always wonder.
August 7, 2019
This is excellent stuff!
I think Morrow tweaked the prose of Edouard Cucuel rather than experienced it himself, but this is not a problem as it it is a jaunty journalistic tour of Gay Paris at the turn of the century from the point of view of two American artist 'bohemians' who move there.
The book sparkles with local colour and the excellent drawings fully complement the text. There are tours of Monmartre and the Latin Quarter, and descriptions of various inns and clubs including a wonderful section where they visit the clubs based on the themes of death, heaven and hell.
Its obviously written with a genteel public in mind. The poverty and degradation (crikey!) is played down and within its pages all our tarts have hearts etc. Nobody is mugged or knifed here and everyone has a rollicking good time.
Its pure froth, but fun froth and immensely enjoyable. Its an armchair guide to Paris for the bohemian at heart, and who of us isn't?
The illustrations are evocative line sketches and were interesting for the 'local' type drawings and some interiors of the heaven/hell nightclubs, a subject I've had in interest in for some years.
Morrow also wrote a book of short stories some with a sensationalist/decadent theme. These and the book under review complement each other nicely but 'Bohemian Paris' is infinitely the better read.
It would have been nice to have had a few more appearances by named writers within its pages. Verlaine is mentioned a few times, firstly in the past tense, then very much alive in a cafe and later dead again- lets call it journalistic license!
My copy is a physical copy of the edition pictured above. This is an example where a kindle version will be a poor substitute, the printing, the rough cut pages, cats and windmills on the cover all add to the period feel. I think you can find it free online. If you can find it there, heaven and hell are in the last thirty or so pages.
I think Morrow tweaked the prose of Edouard Cucuel rather than experienced it himself, but this is not a problem as it it is a jaunty journalistic tour of Gay Paris at the turn of the century from the point of view of two American artist 'bohemians' who move there.
The book sparkles with local colour and the excellent drawings fully complement the text. There are tours of Monmartre and the Latin Quarter, and descriptions of various inns and clubs including a wonderful section where they visit the clubs based on the themes of death, heaven and hell.
Its obviously written with a genteel public in mind. The poverty and degradation (crikey!) is played down and within its pages all our tarts have hearts etc. Nobody is mugged or knifed here and everyone has a rollicking good time.
Its pure froth, but fun froth and immensely enjoyable. Its an armchair guide to Paris for the bohemian at heart, and who of us isn't?
The illustrations are evocative line sketches and were interesting for the 'local' type drawings and some interiors of the heaven/hell nightclubs, a subject I've had in interest in for some years.
Morrow also wrote a book of short stories some with a sensationalist/decadent theme. These and the book under review complement each other nicely but 'Bohemian Paris' is infinitely the better read.
It would have been nice to have had a few more appearances by named writers within its pages. Verlaine is mentioned a few times, firstly in the past tense, then very much alive in a cafe and later dead again- lets call it journalistic license!
My copy is a physical copy of the edition pictured above. This is an example where a kindle version will be a poor substitute, the printing, the rough cut pages, cats and windmills on the cover all add to the period feel. I think you can find it free online. If you can find it there, heaven and hell are in the last thirty or so pages.
May 3, 2013
Fantastic historical resource, this memoir of four years of life in Paris' Latin Quarter by an American art student covers topics such as nightclubs and cabarets, restaurants, student life and hazing rituals, model working conditions, quirky Belle Epoch personalities and more in delightful detail.
November 11, 2020
Interesting depiction of the sights, sounds, hotspots and characters of bohemian Paris in the Belle Époque. Very atmospheric and with great illustrations. I actually read the free scanned version from Internet Archive rather than the Kindle Edition.
May 6, 2013
Fantastic first-hand account of life in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the time of the Moulin Rouge. Really excellent memoir of an art student and his friends.
April 17, 2014
Enormously useful if you want a real and contemporary picture of the demi monde of fij de siècle paris
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