Description:Based on the memoirs of an English dentist and the childhood recollections of his son, this book gives a first hand account of life in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century. James Heesom worked for Dr Thomas Wiltberger Evans, the first American to be awarded the French Legion of Honour, whose dental practice included most of the crowned heads of Europe. Working as his assistant James came across many interesting people, from the Emperor Napoleon III to aristocrats and politicians. Later in his career James moved to the practice of John d'Oyley-Evans, a would-be French aristocrat who drove around Paris in a nobleman's carriage. Outside his working life James describes his early years in Paris when he visited student restaurants and dance-halls and appeared on stage in a walk-on role in a Paris opera. He was also a witness to the war fever in Paris in 1870 and the aftermath to the siege and Commune. His son recalls the domestic life of the family, describing for example, their attempts to adapt to life in France.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with James Ernest Heesom (1839-1927) A Yorkshire Dentist in Paris. To get started finding James Ernest Heesom (1839-1927) A Yorkshire Dentist in Paris, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
110
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Create Space
Release
2014
ISBN
1495330575
James Ernest Heesom (1839-1927) A Yorkshire Dentist in Paris
Description: Based on the memoirs of an English dentist and the childhood recollections of his son, this book gives a first hand account of life in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century. James Heesom worked for Dr Thomas Wiltberger Evans, the first American to be awarded the French Legion of Honour, whose dental practice included most of the crowned heads of Europe. Working as his assistant James came across many interesting people, from the Emperor Napoleon III to aristocrats and politicians. Later in his career James moved to the practice of John d'Oyley-Evans, a would-be French aristocrat who drove around Paris in a nobleman's carriage. Outside his working life James describes his early years in Paris when he visited student restaurants and dance-halls and appeared on stage in a walk-on role in a Paris opera. He was also a witness to the war fever in Paris in 1870 and the aftermath to the siege and Commune. His son recalls the domestic life of the family, describing for example, their attempts to adapt to life in France.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with James Ernest Heesom (1839-1927) A Yorkshire Dentist in Paris. To get started finding James Ernest Heesom (1839-1927) A Yorkshire Dentist in Paris, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.