Les français peints par eux-mêmes, tome 1 by L. Curmer
"Les français peints par eux-mêmes, tome 1" by L. Curmer is an encyclopedic collection published between 1840 and 1842. This ambitious work surveys French society through portraits of different social types, from Parisian shopkeepers to provincial inhabitants. Combining satirical and historical perspectives, renowned writers like Honoré de Balzac and illustrators like Honoré Daumier collaborated to create detailed character studies. Drawing on contemporary scientific theories about human behavior and environment, the collection aims
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| Editor | Curmer, L. (Henri Léon), 1801-1870 |
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| Title | Les français peints par eux-mêmes, tome 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fran%C3%A7ais_peints_par_eux-m%C3%AAmes |
| Credits |
Produced by Louise Hope, Claudine Corbasson, Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni, and the DP Music Team and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Costume -- France |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 39765 |
| Release Date | May 22, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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