There was then no Gazette des Tribunaux; and as hardly a week passed in which there was not some counterfeiter to boil, some witch to hang, or some heretic to burn, at some of the numberless justices of Paris. People were so much accustomed to see at every crossway the ancient feudal Themis, bare armed,Continue reading “RKS French Literature: Parisians Accustomed to Public Torture and Hangings (Victor Hugo)”
A Bird's Eye View of Fashion, Food, Travel, Culture, Beverage and Curiosity 