, or The Nights of Paris (1788–1794), is a monumental work by Nicolas-Edme Rétif de la Bretonne that serves as a voyeuristic, proto-journalistic exploration of the city's underbelly during the late 18th century. The Urban Spectator
: While Rétif often adopts a moralizing tone, his writing is deeply voyeuristic. He is simultaneously repulsed and fascinated by the "nocturnal" activities he witnesses, ranging from charitable acts to criminal conspiracies. Les_nuits_de_Paris.part1.rar
: It provides the "mood" of the city that political histories often miss. , or The Nights of Paris (1788–1794), is
: It predates the modern reportage style, blending fact with dramatized observation. or The Nights of Paris (1788–1794)