Stretching from the banks of the Seine to the Luxembourg Gardens, the Rue de Seine appears to be an ordinary thoroughfare. Yet for seven hundred years it has been a stage for scandal, intrigue and revolution. This enchanting book tells the history of the street through the lives of the people who resided there, revealing how this modest artery became a hidden engine of France’s artistic and intellectual life.

• Tells the 700-year history of Rue de Seine through the people who lived there, including Honoré de Balzac, Charles Baudelaire, Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
• Chronicles events from Enlightenment salons to the barricades of the Revolution and resistance during Nazi occupation.
• Richly illustrated and meticulously researched by authors Elizabeth Clotaz and James Drake.
• Examines how the street became a key location for art, scandal, and the shaping of historical ideas in Paris.

• Authors: Elizabeth Clotaz, James Drake
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 296 pages
• Publication Date: 28 May 2026
• ISBN-10: 1918191727
• ISBN-13: 978-1918191721
• Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 19mm (approx.)
• Weight: 535 g
• Publisher: Whitefox Publishing

Discover the timeless portrait of one of Paris's most significant streets, where art was born and ideas changed the course of history.