Paris, Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light
Follow in the footsteps of history to discover the hidden places, extraordinary people, and captivating stories of Paris.
Historian & Author
The People and Stories of Paris
Mary McAuliffe
"A Brilliant Social Historian."
— New York TimesPublished Works
Books
Paris, City of Dreams
Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris.
Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III's Second Empire into the beloved city of today.
Dawn of the Belle Epoque
The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends
Dawn of the Belle Epoque is the story of those extraordinary years from 1871–1900, when Paris emerged from military defeat, siege, and a bloody uprising into the full flower of the Belle Epoque.
Twilight of the Belle Epoque
The Paris of Picasso, Stravinsky, Proust, Renault, Marie Curie, Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends through the Great War
In Twilight of the Belle Epoque, Mary McAuliffe portrays Paris in full flower at the turn of the twentieth century.
When Paris Sizzled
The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, and Their Friends
When Paris Sizzled vividly portrays the City of Light during the fabulous 1920s, les Années folles, when Parisians emerged from the horrors of war to find that a new world greeted them.
Paris on the Brink
The 1930s Paris of Jean Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Simone de Beauvoir, André Gide, Sylvia Beach, Léon Blum, and Their Friends
Paris on the Brink vividly portrays the City of Light during the tumultuous 1930s, from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to war and German Occupation.
Clash of Crowns
William the Conqueror, Richard Lionheart and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Conflict between England and France was a fact of life for centuries, but few realize that its origins date from the time of the Vikings.
Paris Discovered
Explorations in the City of Light
What did Paris look like nine centuries ago, when Peter Abelard was teaching rowdy students by day and making love to Héloïse by night?
About the Author
Mary McAuliffe
Mary McAuliffe holds a PhD in history from the University of Maryland, has taught at several universities, and lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Barnes Foundation, and the Frick Pittsburgh. She has traveled extensively in France, and for many years she was a regular contributor to Paris Notes. She lived in New York City with her husband.