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Perhaps no one loves France as much as the English--at least some of the English--and Richard Cobb, the incomparable Oxford historian of the French ... More

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For more than a century, Americans and Britons have been arriving hopefully in Paris. Most were tourists, but a significant number had other motives, ... More

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"A series of love notes, subtle and charming."--Kirkus Reviews

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Peter Mayle may have spent a year in Provence, but Harriet Welty Rochefort writes from the wise perspective of one who has spent more than twenty ... More

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Demystifying the French, freelance journalist Harriet Welty Rochefort makes sense of their ever-so-French thoughts on food, money, sex, love, ... More

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Richard Cobb, the incomparable historian of the French revolution, had an affinity with France that went beyond academic interest. Living there in ... More

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No-one knows a city like the people who live there so who better to relate the history of Paris than its inhabitants through the ages? Taking us from ... More

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RICHARD WATSON, scholar and spelunker extraordinaire is back. Having told how to win the fight against fat in The Philosopher's Diet, and having ... More

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Julian Green was born to American parents in Paris in 1900, and spent most of his life in the French capital. Paris is an extraordinary, lyrical love ... More

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In the tradition of Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun, Chris Stewart's A Parrot in the Pepper Tree or Peter Mayle without the pile of stones, ... More

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In 1925 Janet Flanner began writing a fortnightly 'Letter from Paris' for the nascent New Yorker. Her brief: to tell New Yorkers, under her pen name ... More

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Janet Flanner's incomparable "Letters from Paris," originally published in "The New Yorker," are collected here; they give an unsurpassed view of ... More

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The author takes a very personal tour through the lives, loves, and losses of Paris's celebrated women. In this travelogue she evokes the city's ... More

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"Written for The Toronto Star between 1920 and 1924, this selection of energetic pieces from Hemingway sees the author focus his gaze on Paris."--P. ... More

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Mary Blume brings her insight, humor, and unique perspective to bear on the French--their leaders, their cars, their museums, and more--in this ... More

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Part travel memoir, part coming-of-age tale, "Au Paris" is a story of self-discovery, independence, and following one's heart at all costs.

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"Sarah Maza has written a vivid, gripping and clear-eyed account of the celebrated Violette Noziere case, which captivated French society in the ... More

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In 1948, an American innocent named Art Buchwald set sail for Paris, determined to win a place at Hemingway's movable feast and make himself famous. ... More

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A year in Paris. Countless American students have been lured by that vision--and been transformed by their sojourn in the City of Light. These ... More

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Using sensitive documents recently unsealed by the French government, Staman explores the life of Robert Denoel from his dramatic rise in publishing ... More

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A rare profile of the female literati in Paris at the turn of the century, this "scrapbook" of their work--along with Weiss's lively commentary- ... More

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A flaneur is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles through a city without apparent purpose but is secretly attuned to the history of the place ... More

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Acclaimed author Diane Johnson brings to life the legendary St. Germain-des-Prs quarter of Paris--her adoptive home for many years--with riveting ... More

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With the help of 30 of America's most illustrious and perceptive writers, editor Lee celebrates the world's most seductive city with this delightful ... More

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