Beige cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. Black title and figure on the front board

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With frontispiece portrait of the author and over 130 text illustrations. Publisher’s cloth, illustrated on front cover and spine in black and gilt. Published simultaneously in US and UK, this work provides entertaining and humorous anecdotes and comparisons between French and Anglo-American culture. French author and journalist Max O’Rell was the pseudonym of LÃ on Paul Blouet (1847-1903), who recorded his observations on his travels throughout America while on an extensive book
tour in the late nineteenth century. To American and British audiences, O’Rell served as a reference for everything French and he made great efforts to affect the public discussion of political, social and cultural matters. He is of particular interest to cultural historians studying the presentation of gender roles. This work offering readers a refreshing image of America and its European relationships.