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This is the continuation of Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends and takes the reader through the end of WWI in Paris. I don't think I have much to say about it beyond it's excellent. If you're new to McAuliffe's books, thin...
DNF at 30℅.This was meant to tell all about the crazy years in Paris. I always had a fascination for that period at that specific place, so I thought I could do no wrong by requesting this at Netgalley.This was amazing until the second third, because of the way the book was structured. The author di...
DNF at 30℅.This was meant to tell all about the crazy years in Paris. I always had a fascination for that period at that specific place, so I thought I could do no wrong by requesting this at Netgalley.This was amazing until the second third, because of the way the book was structured. The author di...
I can't recommend this one more. The only thing I really felt it was lacking was a color insert of the wonderful art that is being discussed. I accidentally read the sequel, which covers 1900-1920, first. Both are first-class. It is astonishing how many of the cultural elite knew each other,...
I can't stress enough how ignorant I was about this time in history. Certainly, I knew the names (except Morisot's) and I knew Impressionism, but otherwise: zip. So as someone who had virtually no knowledge of the subject material going in, I found this book to be easy to read and well-written in...
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