TALES OF TWO CITIES: PARIS AND LONDON, 1750-1914

Book ID/图书代码： 00970012B57987

English Summary/英文概要： Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750-1914, when they vied to be the world’s greatest city. Each city has been the focus of many books, yet Jonathan Conlin here explores the complex relationship between them for the first time.

The reach and influence of both cities was such that the story of their rivalry has global implications. It is a history of surprises: Sherlock Holmes was actually French, the can-can was English and the first restaurant served English food in Paris. By borrowing, imitating and learning from each other Paris and London invented the modern metropolis.

Tales of Two Cities examines and compares five urban spaces - the pleasure garden, the cemetery, the apartment, the restaurant and the music hall - that defined urban modernity in the nineteenth century. The citizens of Paris and London first created these essential features of the modern cityscape and so defined urban living for all of us.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 夏洛克‧福爾摩斯其實是法國人？
法國最夯的康康舞，其實來自英國？
第一本將聞名全球 競爭最火熱的兩大城市-巴黎與倫敦相結合的著作

巴黎和倫敦，法國和英國的首都，風靡全球的兩大都市，各自擁有死忠的支持者，尤其這兩大都市在1750年到1914年之間是當時最偉大的都市。古今都有許多著作專門描寫巴黎或倫敦，如今歷史學者Jonathan Conlin首度將兩座最偉大城市之間的愛恨情仇搬上檯面。

英法兩國的恩怨全世界皆知，巴黎和倫敦兩座城市的明爭暗鬥、誰勝誰敗，也暗示當時國際情勢的發展。本書也揭露讓讀者大吃一驚的知識：名偵探福爾摩斯其實是法國人？風靡法國的康康舞其實是英國的？第一個在「敵邦」法國開英國餐廳的勇者是誰？

兩國雖然有好幾百年的宿怨，但在彼此切磋較量之下，也創造出兩座最偉大的大都市。本書從五個都市空間的角度來看這兩座都市，分別是遊樂園、墓地、公寓、餐廳以及音樂廳，這幾個城市空間在19世紀時是界定都市現代化與否的指標，也就此創造出現代化都市的定義(Eva)

Awards/获奖情况：’An intriguing book, this is a tale of two cities, Paris and London, caught between two worlds, the ancient and the modern, the dead and the living. Conlin provides some striking insights into these two capitals which are, in effect, mirror-images of one another. A thought-provoking glimpse into the history of our own London and its elegant, racy cousin, Paris. Beautifully illustrated and well-written.’- Catharine Arnold

"Jonathan Conlin’s wonderful new book is a fascinating walk through two of the greatest cities in the world. With admirable skill and a painter’s eye, Conlin presents the reader with a richly woven tapestry of stories and events that is mesmerising to behold. The reader will never think of London or Paris in the same way again." Amanda Foreman

"Conlin is a fine and original researcher, mining nuggets of gold from the most unlikely sources, but he is also wryly amused by the follies of our ancestors, and by our own...Each chapter of this deceptively accessible book can be read as a self-contained essay, a bright light shone onto a specific area of cultural engagement. Or, read straight through, Tales of Two Cities allows readers to reconsider what “everybody knows”. For, with astonishing ease, Jonathan Conlin performs that most useful, and difficult, of tasks: he makes us see the familiar as though it were new. " Judith Flanders, Sunday Telegraph

"In Jonathan Conlin’s Tales of Two Cities the little acknowledged but hugely significant histoire croisee of two rival metropoles gets a long overdue airing...Colin brings an archivist’s industry and an anthropologist’s gift for cross-cultural comparison to this history of the 18th and 19th centuries...his examination of French and English fiction writing’s cross-pollination, particularly the detective novel, is most astute. " The Spectator

" Will interest anyone from commuters on the Eurostar to fans of Charles Dickens...there are many surprises in here..." France24

"...it is invigorating to read a book that alters our perceptions about which city did what first...a fascinating chapter on detective fiction...There’s a good chapter on streets and walking...There’s also a fascinating chapter on suburban cemeteries in both cities. " Country Life

"Combining lively research with an airy style, Conlin seeks instead to unpick the entangled history of music hall entertainers (London’s skirt dancers versus Paris’s cancan girls), restaurants (the effect on a city of sturdy beef eaters of such dazzlingly inventive French chefs as Soyer and Carême) and cemeteries. Full of unexpected facts — it’s delightful to learn that England’s sedate William Gladstone thought Champagne should replace gin as the London poor’s favorite tipple — Conlin’s case studies of possible cultural exchange are both concise and entertaining." Miranda Seymour, The New York Times

"[A] provocative examination of the relationship between the two cities from the beginning of the 18th century to the onset of World War I. In exploring this subject in depth, Conlin has made a most useful addition to the history of cities and the people who inhabit them."Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

"Conlin draws a compelling picture by presenting six case studies of very different but related elements of city life: private living spaces, public thoroughfares, restaurants, the dance hall, the criminal underworld, and finally the burial grounds of its dead. For readers who know and love either, or both, of these urban spaces and want to delve into more detail about what makes each unique and memorable, this is a well-documented, thoroughly researched, informative and enjoyable read." Linda Frederiksen, Portland Book Review

About the Author/作者介绍： Jonathan Conlin於紐約出生，在牛津大學攻讀歷史，之後於劍橋大學以及Courtauld Institute攻讀研究所，博士論文主題是英國倫敦國家藝廊的早期歷史。他著有《The Nation’s Mantelpiece》以及《Civilisation》等書，經常受邀參與博物館以及國家級文物的評論，也曾參與電視節目的採訪以及雜誌撰稿。
Jonathan Conlin was born in New York and later moved to Britain, where he studied history at Oxford. He went on to do graduate work at the Courtauld Institute and Cambridge, completing a PhD thesis on the early history of the National Gallery, London; his books include The Nation’s Mantelpiece and Civilisation. He is regularly invited to comment on museums and broader questions of national heritage, on ITV’s South Bank Show, History Today magazine and the Today programme.

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