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Grittiness and Romanticism in New York and Paris

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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The Other Paris by Lucy Sont

Lucy Sont's new book, The Other Paris, is a history like low life of the Bohemians, eccentrics, criminals, and outcasts of Paris. A lot of Lucy's work is about New York City, both in the 1800s and much more recent history. But she's also turned her attention towards other cities she loves, like Paris. "I felt transported by all of this history I was living inside of"

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