For women, a ball is a battlefield. The way you behave here can have a decisive impact on the rest of your life.

The book may destroy your longing for a dreamy moment with dandies in elegant social circles, dressed in glamorous costumes.

It seems that the social scene was a more serious and realistic battleground than I had imagined.

It is a perfect book to learn about the view of marriage and the love affairs of men and women at that time.

You can see why French literature is full of sludgy affairs and love stories.

The book begins with a description of the means of transportation in France, followed by a narrative description of the procedures for entering Paris, finding lodging, and how to eat daily.

And from there, it leads to the story of how the young men move on to become dandies and why, as the title says, "I want to buy a carriage! and why they come to truly believe that "I want to buy a carriage!

It is a very exciting piece of work! Recommendation!

French men have an image of being popular, don't they? (This is just my own prejudice, but lol)

But why are they so glib and so good at love?

It is also, after all, because of the historical background that made it so. This article will look at such historical background.
I hope this article will give you an idea of how tremendous the Paris dandies are.

This book looks at the lives of Parisians in the mid-19th century in terms of their occupations.

What was commonplace at the time the novel was written was never bothered to be written.

However, the norm is very different from "what we, modern people, take for granted. Even if there is a lawyer in the novel, his work and lifestyle are quite different from what we imagine a lawyer to be. Students, doctors, teachers, grisettes, police, journalists, etc., you can learn about the "norm" of various professions in this book.

This book makes French literature incredibly easy to understand.

When most people think of French literature, they probably think of "romance.

It is true that love is a huge element in French literature. There is no doubt about this.

But don't be fooled into thinking that it is simply a "love story. French literature is a literature that provides us, living in today's society, with great wisdom that goes beyond romance alone.

In this book, French literature scholar Shigeru Kashima takes the major works of French literature from the 17th to the 20th centuries and gives an overview of the works and the lessons that can be learned from them. This is the best guide to an introduction to French literature.

The charm of this book lies above all in Mr. Kashima's storytelling.

In the commentary, the author says, "I don't pretend to be a rigid scholar or to have a theory. It approaches the wonder of Paris through fascinating and romantic devices.

This book is one of the most useful and knowledgeable books on French literature. Highly recommended.