Project Gutenberg 2017-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 256 Laboulaye, Édouard 1811 1883 Laboulaye, Édouard-René Lefebvre de Lefebvre, Renato Laboulaye, Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Mansilla, Lucio V. 1831 1913 Mansilla, L. V. Mansilla, Lucio Victorio Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino 1811 1888 Sarmiento, Domingo F. (Domingo Faustino) Sarmiento, D. F. (Domingo Faustino) Paris en América Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Paris en América" by Édouard Laboulaye is a satirical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows Daniel Lefebvre, a Parisian doctor and spiritist, as he is unwittingly transported from France to America by the eccentric medium Mr. Jonatás Dream. The book humorously explores themes of cultural contrasts between Parisian and American life, touching upon politics, society, and the quest for personal identity in a new land. At the start of the novel, Lefebvre receives an invitation to a spiritism session hosted by Jonatás Dream. Intrigued yet skeptical, he describes the gathering filled with eager spiritists and their attempts to communicate with famous figures from the past. Dream's overconfidence leads him to challenge Lefebvre, claiming he can transport him—and even Paris itself—to America. After accepting a mysterious pill offered by Dream, Lefebvre finds himself waking in a transformed home in America, where he encounters both the familiar comforts of domestic life and striking variations in culture and social norms. This whimsical beginning sets the stage for Lefebvre’s comical and enlightening exploration of American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es United States -- Description and travel United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 696528 2025-06-21T14:45:44.568200 text/html 689299 2024-10-23T01:52:55 text/html 336984 2025-06-21T14:45:54.562155 application/epub+zip 344912 2025-06-21T14:45:46.108196 application/epub+zip 344912 2025-06-21T14:45:45.342251 application/epub+zip 573038 2025-06-21T14:46:01.163128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510565 2025-06-21T14:45:53.730174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511020 2022-09-24T19:04:45.992512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634974 2025-06-21T14:45:43.025203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615039 2024-10-23T01:52:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19477 2025-06-21T14:46:01.328112 application/rdf+xml 15167 2025-06-21T14:45:45.462192 image/jpeg 2452 2025-06-21T14:45:45.402182 image/jpeg 310340 2025-06-21T14:45:44.634230 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia es.wikipedia