Hello Clay, David and everyone I had to look up The Paradise on the tv database, wasted time pleasantly, reading the 14 reviews then googled the book itself, to find that Zola had set Au Bonheur des Dames in mid-19th C. or so, after the innovation of the concept of the department store in Paris. The tv series set in Britain takes liberties with the original story though might follow the book's timeline - the department store owner Mouret was born in 1840; whatever age he is in the tv series could give an idea of the era? I would love to see a version set in Paris - the costumes would be lavish in the French manner!
Asking to anyone, if *lace* has any part to play, will it be shown on sale over the counter? This would be the handmade laces produced by cottage workers, yes? > Begin FWD: > > I'm enjoying so much the 2nd series of the TV series of The Paradise. My > friends and I have been trying to work out exactly when it is set. I'm sure > it's 1800s, but this week they mentioned a forth coming war with Japan > which has thrown me and I don't know my 19th century Japanese wars. > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
