Mystères de Paris [Mysteries of Paris]

Publisher’s Presentation
The treasure of Nicolas Flamel, the Phantom of the Opera, the angel of the Rue Turbigo and the crocodile in the sewers… but not only! Paris quivers with these terrible mysteries that are passed from generation to generation, by word of mouth as well as via pamphlets and more noble collections. Tales, dramas, legends here intertwine to make a parallel history of the city, which is no less factual than the offcial one. Vestiges of a past thought to be buried, thirty spectacular or little-known mysteries unfold in this irresistible anthology. Treat yourself to a walk through time and space, and rediscover one of the most beautiful cities in the world – and the most mysterious. And without these tales without which Paris would not be Paris.

Chantal Prévot is a historian librarian of the Fondation Napoléon. She is a specialist in the history of Paris, but also on the death masks of Napoleon I and his last will and testament (link in French).

Overview of the table of contents
– Ghosts, the undead and spells
– Crime and punishment
– A strange bestiary
– Disappearances
– The flight of time
– Strangeness around every corner