Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. I. Paris A la Galignani: An Anglo-Italian Guide to the French Capital for the English-Speaking Tourist 1
4. 2. Polish Parisians: A People in Exile 41
5. 3. From Citizen-King to Prince-President: France as a "Bourgeois-cracy" 67
6. 4. Society and Salons: A "Who's Tout" of le Tout Paris 101
7. 5. Pox Britannica: The Great Epidemic of Anglomania 137
8. 6. Musical Currents along the Seine: From Concert Halls to Dance Halls 158
9. 7. Opera: A Vocal Art and Social Spectacle 187
10. 8. Bohemia and the Demimonde: Two Operas in the Making 215
11. 9. Penning a Profit: Literature Becomes Lucrative 244
12. 10. Stage by Stage: The Evolution of Theatrical Taste from the Battle of "Hernani" to the Reign of Rachel 270
13. 11. Delacroix, Daumier, and Daguerre: A "3-D" View of Art 301
14. 12. ''A Votre Santt!": Coping with Poultices, Purges, and the Parisian Medical Profession 330
15. 13. Visions of a Better World: Searching for Utopia from Menilmontant to the Rue Vanneau 356
16. 14. The Big Shadow of the Little Corporal: Napokon Becomes a Legend 384
17. Epilogue: Obituary and Funeral of Frédéric Chopin 408
18. Appendix: The Paris Residences of Frédéric Chopin 415
19. Notes 417
20. Index 449