Dans ce huitième volume du Tableau de Paris, Louis-Sébastien Mercier continue à décrire la vie foisonnante de la capitale française au XVIIIe siècle. Il évoque avec détail les quartiers populaires et les bas-fonds de la ville, ainsi que les coutumes et les pratiques de ses habitants. Il décrit aussi les innovations architecturales et urbanistiques qui transforment Paris à cette époque. Avec son style alerte et ses anecdotes savoureuses, Mercier captive le lecteur et lui offre un panorama vivant de la vie parisienne.

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