This fascinating volume contains selected entries from the journals of French writers and cultural commentators Edmond and Jules de Goncourt. Covering the period from 1851 to 1870, the Goncourts provide a vivid picture of life in Paris during a time of enormous upheaval and change. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the...