The Chevalier de Maison-Rouge (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)

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Places Discussed

*Paris. Typical of romans feuilletons—books published in installments—this novel is full of references to the streets of Paris, which is explicitly characterized here as the sensitive heart of the organism that is France. The story opens with the chiming of the bells of the Cathedral of Notre Dame as heard from the rue Saint- Honoré, and Maurice’s first crosstown journey is minutely detailed. The story strays no farther from the capital than the suburb of Auteuil. Apart from those detailed below, the most significant settings in the plot are 24,...

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