Les rues de Paris, tome premier / Biographies, portraits, récits et légendes

This work collects biographical sketches of the individuals whose names adorn Paris streets, offering concise lives, dates, and instructive anecdotes, emphasizing artists, writers, clergy, scientists, artisans and occasional soldiers; a second, alphabetical section serves as a dictionary of street names, explaining origins, curiosities, and etymologies, with selective entries for saints and cross-references; the preface frames the project as a celebration of national and urban memory and warns against relying on politically transient designations; the tone balances literary portraiture and historical notes to guide readers through the city's toponymy.