Farce and Fantasy: Popular Entertainment in Eighteenth-Century Paris - Robert M. Isherwood - Google Books

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This book takes its readers through the streets and fairs of eighteenth-century Paris--from cafes to boulevard theaters, and even to freak shows--on a lively investigation of various forms of entertainment, the people who enjoyed them, and the reasons for…