CHAPTER XIX

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THE ODÉON: THE LUXEMBURG PALACE.

The Odéon--Its History--Erection of the Present Building in 1799--Marie de Médicis and the Luxemburg Palace--The Judicial Annals of the Luxemburg--Trials of Fieschi and Louvel--Trial of Louis Napoleon--Trial of the Duc de Praslin.....109

## CHAPTER XX .

THE PRISONS OF PARIS.

La Santé--La Roquette--The Conciergerie--The Mazas--Sainte-Pélagie--Saint-Lazare--Prison Regulations.....131

## CHAPTER XXI .

THE PARIS ZOO.

The Jardin des Plantes--Its Origin and History--Under Buffon--The Museum of Natural History--The Tobacco Factory.....147

## CHAPTER XXII .

SOME HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.

Abailard and Héloise--Fulbert’s House in the Rue des Chantres--The Philip Augustus Towers--The Hôtel Barbette--The Hôtel de Sens.....156

## CHAPTER XXIII .

THE MONT-DE-PIÉTÉ.

“Uncle” and “Aunt”--Organisation of the Mont-de-Piété--Its Various Branches--Its Warehouses and Sale-rooms.....160

## CHAPTER XXIV .

PARIS MARKETS.

The Halles-Centrales--The Cattle Markets--Agriculture in France--The French Peasant.....166

## CHAPTER XXV .

SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRÉS.

Its Origin and History--Its Library--Its Organ--Saint-Sulpice.....170

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