Paris and the Parisians in 1835 - Frances Trollope

• Author : Frances Trollope

·Edition: First, both Volumes 1836 published by Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street London. Printed by Samuel Bentley, London.

·Physical Description: 22cm x14.5cm, 8ov

·Vol. I: i-xvi + 1- 418 pp+ 6 Plates

·Vol. II: i-x + 1- 412 pp + 6 Plates

·Binding: Full tan leather, with gilt titles on black labels on a five-compartment spine. The original boards are affixed to a new spine with plain end papers. There is no fading to spines and apart from slight but repaired wear to covers the binding is in excellent condition.

·Condition: minor foxing to plates, otherwise very clean interior with no damage.

·Description: Frances Trollope, a prolific English writer best known for her social commentary and travel writing, offers in Paris and the Parisians a vivid snapshot of Parisian life during a transformative period in French history. Trollope, who had already gained recognition for her earlier work Domestic Manners of the Americans (1832), turns her keen observational eye to France in the aftermath of the 1830 July Revolution, which saw the rise of the July Monarchy under King Louis-Philippe.

•Significance: Paris and the Parisians is an important contribution to the genre of 19th-century travel writing, Trollope was part of a growing number of women writers who used travel literature to establish their voices in a male-dominated literary world. Trollope’s account captures Paris during this transitional phase, providing a firsthand look at the city’s social dynamics, political atmosphere, and cultural life, as it  shifted toward a more liberal, constitutional government.