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Paris: Random Notes Of An Eight Days' Trip by Samuel Cowan. This travelogue records a week-long stay in Paris, written as notes from letters sent to the author's wife. The author describes navigating from Perth to Paris, staying on the Right Bank near Notre-Dame, visiting the Bastille and its caverns, the Boulevards, Place de la Concorde, La Madeleine, the Champs-Elysees, and the Panorama of the Battle of Solferino, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, Versailles, and the Luxembourg. The narrative balances impressions of daily life, architecture, monuments, and social scenes, including cab rides, open-air concerts, and markets. It contains observations on public institutions, the press, police, and governance, with reflections on Haussmann's redevelopment and the political climate of Paris under the Empire. The work blends travelogue with anecdote and antiquarian description, offering a 19th-century outsider's view of Paris' grandeur, brutality, and charm.
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