"The Cockaynes in Paris; Or, 'Gone abroad'" is a satirical novel set in Paris, covering the theme of English people visiting the French capital. Mrs. Rowe was the owner of the highly respectable boarding-house in the Rue Millevoye. She always hoped to make a good impression on the clients to her establishment, especially the foreigners. But her patience will be tested to the limits when the Cockayne family arrives in Paris, and desires to stay there on a shopping holiday.