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 to capture French society in comprehensive detail for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor Curmer, L. (Henri Léon), 1801-1870
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
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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