The Princesse de Clèves
1600s: Perhaps the first historical novel and a classic of French literature
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House of Gold
1911 onwards: ‘Such is the power and wealth of the Goldbaums that on dull days, it’s said, they hire the sun just for themselves.’
The Button Box
1872: A girl clutches a button box and dreams of opening her own shop
The Perfume Collector
1920s: Imagine being left an apartment in Paris?
The Designer
1944: A student of fashion journalism meets a designer…his name is Christian Dior
