The Stones of Paris

The Stones of Paris in History and Letters is a two volume study on the city of Paris written by Benjamin Ellis Martin and Charlotte M. Martin. Through the numerous chapters regarding some of the most famous French authors and artists the Martins portray the painting of the French capital going deeper in its soul and showing something more than a city of shows or a huge bazaar.Table of Contents:Volume 1:Three Time-worn StaircasesThe Scholars' Quarter of the Middle AgesMolière and his FriendsFrom Voltaire to BeaumarchaisThe Paris of the RevolutionVolume 2:The Southern Bank in the Nineteenth CenturyThe Paris of Honoré de BalzacThe Paris of Alexandre DumasThe Paris of Victor HugoThe Making of the MaraisThe Women of the Marais