Paris and the Provinces in eighteenth-century Prose Fiction

Simon Davies was formerly Professor of Enlightenment Studies and the founding Director of the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Queen’s University Belfast. He is the assistant Director of the correspondence of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (Electronic Enlightenment) and the general editor of two volumes of Bernardin’s Complete Works (Garnier).

• Preface Introduction 1. The ascendancy of Paris 2. The appeal of Paris 3. The initial impressions of Paris and Parisians 4. The trials of inexperience 5. The disintegration of provincial virtue 6. The indictment of Paris and civilisation 7. The superiority of the provinces Conclusion Notes List of works consulted Index