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Richard Cobb (1917-1996) fell in love with France when he first visited in 1935. He went on to write many works of history—some in French, some in English—about the French Revolution and occupied France.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Ladies of the Leisure Class: The Bourgeoises of Northern France in the Nineteenth Century
by Bonnie G. Smith
December 17, 1981 issue
The Great Bourgeois Bargain
The Bon Marché: Bourgeois Culture and the Department Store, 1869-1920
by Michael B. Miller
July 16, 1981 issue
The Assassination of Paris
Paris: A Century of Change, 1878-1978
by Norma Evenson
February 7, 1980 issue
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