The Most Beautiful Walk in the World : A Pedestrian in Paris

“Aman with a great appreciation of what makes Paris tick.” —NewsdayFromthe author of Immoveable Feast and We’ll Always Have Paris comes aguided tour of the most beautiful walks through the City of Light, includingthe favorite walking routes of the many of the acclaimed artists and writerswho have called Paris their home. Baxter highlights hidden treasures along theSeine, treasured markets at Place d’Aligre, the favorite ambles of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Sylvia Beach, andmore, in a series of intimate vignettes that evoke the best parts of Paris’smany charms. Baxter’s unforgettable chronicle reveals how walking is the best way to experience romance, history, and pleasures off the beaten path . . . notonly of La Ville-Lumière, but also, perhaps, of life itself. In This ... Memoir ... Author And Long- Time Paris Resident John Baxter Remembers His Yearlong Experience Of Giving Literary Walking Tours Through The City. Baxter Sets Off With Unsuspecting Tourists In Tow On The Trail Of Paris's Legendary Artists And Writers Of The Past. Along The Way, He Tells The History Of Paris Through A Brilliant Cast Of Characters: The Favorite Cafes Of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, And James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's Underground Montmartre Haunts; The Bustling Boulevards Of The Late-nineteenth-century Flaneurs ; The Secluded Little Luxembourg Gardens Beloved By Gertrude Stein; The Alleys Where Revolutionaries Plotted; And Finally Baxter's Own Favorite Walk Near His Home In Saint-germain-des-pres. Paris, By Custom And Design, Is A Pedestrian's City-each Block A Revelation, Every Neighborhood A New Feast For The Senses, A Place Rich With History And Romance At Every Turn.--page 4 Of Cover. To Walk The Walk -- Walking Backwards For Christmas -- What A Man's Got To Do -- Heat -- Two Geese A-roasting -- The Hollywood Moment -- Hemingway's Shoes -- The Importance Of Being Ernest -- The Boulevardier -- The Murderer's Garden -- Going Walkabout -- The Music Of Walking -- A Proposition At Les Editeurs -- The Freedom Of The City -- The Man Who Knew Too Much -- The Opium Trail -- Postcards From Paris -- The Ground Beneath Our Feet -- Looking For Matisse -- Fish Story -- The Great La Cupole Roundup -- Liver Lover -- Paris When It Sizzled -- A Walk In The Earth -- Heaven And Hell -- Blue Hour Blues -- The Mast Of Montparnasse -- The Fuzz On The Peach -- To Market -- The Boulevard Of Crime -- The Gates Of Night -- A Little Place In The Nineteenth -- A Walk In Time -- Aussie In The Métro -- A Touch Of Strange -- The Most Beautiful Walk In The World -- Appendix. Paris, Mode D'emploi (paris, A User's Guide). John Baxter. In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long- time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite caf?s of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century fl?neurs; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Pr?s. Paris, by custom and design, is a pedestrian's city?each block a revelation, every neighborhood a new feast for the senses, a place rich with history and romance at every turn. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is your guide, par excellence, to the true, off-the-beaten-path heart of the City of Lights. Includes an excerpt from John Baxter's new book The Perfect Meal In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long- time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafEs of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flAneurs; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-PrEs. Paris, by custom and design, is a pedestrian's city'each block a revelation, every neighborhood a new feast for the senses, a place rich with history and romance at every turn. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is your guide, par excellence, to the true, off-the-beaten-path heart of the City of Lights. Includes an excerpt from John Baxter's new book The Perfect Meal La 4e de couverture indique : "In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long- time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafes of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flaneurs ; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Pres. Paris, by custom and design, is a pedestrian's city-each block a revelation, every neighborhood a new feast for the senses, a place rich with history and romance at every turn."- Thrust into the unlikely role of professional "literary walking tour" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years. In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flâneurs; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. From the author of Immoveable Feast and Well Always Have Paris comes a guided tour of the most beautiful walks through the City of Light, including the favorite walking routes of the many of the acclaimed artists and writers who have called Paris their home. Baxter highlights hidden treasures along theSeine, treasured markets at Place dAligre, the favorite ambles of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Sylvia Beach, and more, in a series of intimate vignettes that evoke the best parts of Pariss many charms. Baxters unforgettable chronicle reveals how walking is the best way to experience romance, history, and pleasures off the beaten path...not only of La Ville-Lumire but also, perhaps, of life itself.