An agreeable criticism : of the City of Paris and the French; giving an account of their present state and condition: their Virtues and Vices. Their Academies. Their Dress, Devotion, Levity. Their Women. Their Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions. Their Theatres. Their Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers. Their Lawyers, Pick-Pockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of Things. Their Horses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection. Their Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affectation, Labour. Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit. House-Rent. Taylors. Brokers. Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, &c. Political Calculations of the number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French gentleman.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--18th century.

Paris (France).

Genre:

Letters.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,80 pages ; 8⁰

Edition:

The second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for John Chantry, at the Sign of Lincolns-Inn Square, at Lincolns-Inn Back Gate, 1706.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The first edition bears the author statement "By a French gentleman" on the titlepage.

Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T63181.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.