Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Figures xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. ONE. Introduction: Why Salons? 1
8. TWO. Social Structure 23
9. THREE. The Male Intelligentsia 48
10. FOUR. Public Leisure and the Rise of Salons 75
11. FIVE. Salon Men 119
12. SIX. Salon Women 156
13. SEVEN. Seductive Conversion and Romantic Intermarriage 204
14. EIGHT. The Decline of Salons 251
15. Bibliographic Note 287
16. Index 293