| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Summary |
Every guidebook to Paris is crammed with sites to see during the day, but visitors are often cast adrift once the sun sets and the Louvre, Notre Dame, and other tourist attractions shut their doors. Sadly for those who have retreated into their hotel rooms, it's only when darkness falls that the City of Light shines brightest. Full of as many unexpected detours and delightful digressions as the city itself, award-winning author John Baxter's Five Nights in Paris is the ultimate off-the-beaten-path guide to exploring the French capital after hours. |
| Contents |
Prologue: the Dangerous Edge -- As Through a Glass, and Darkly -- Woody's Nights -- Under Cover -- The Dark Side -- Promenades -- Five Ladies Feeling -- The Right Way to Write -- White Nights -- Noises at Night -- Blues in the Night -- Paris on Sea -- Raspberry and Rose Petals -- Eating Well is the Best Revenge -- Time and Tide -- Spending a Centime -- Help the Poor Struggler -- The Sense of a Sacrifice -- Behind Closed Doors -- Love and Fresh Water -- Poor Food? -- Strictly from Hunger -- Proposing a Toast -- A Walk on the Wild Side -- Love at Night -- Skin-Deep -- Crazy By Night -- Underworld -- Scent of a City -- The Nose that Knows -- Gardens of the Night -- The Black-and-White Man -- Frenzy and Darkness -- Bound for Glory -- Waiting -- Exquisite Corpse -- Magnetic Fields -- The Hotel of Great Men -- The Hour of Crimes. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Paris (France) -- Tours.
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Nightlife -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
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Neighborhoods -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
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Walking -- France -- Paris -- Guidebooks.
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Baxter, John, 1939- -- Travel -- France -- Paris.
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Paris (France) -- Intellectual life.
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Paris (France) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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| ISBN |
9780062296252 paperback |
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0062296256 paperback |
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