Hemingway's Paris

When Ernest and Hadley first arrived in Paris, they had Christmas dinner at The Cafe de la Paix, a cafe on the Right Bank. When the bill cam...

July 7th marks the beginning of the "running of the bulls" in Pamplona, Northern Spain, at the Festival of San Fermin. Young men ...

These two photos of Ernest are new to me. They were brought to my attention by a writer friend and Hemingway fan, Joe Grant. Joe's best ...

I have been given a Splash award by Matthew at Movietone News . Thank you Matthew! Here are the rules copied from Matthew’s post: The Splash...

Colorful vintage 1920's posters of Paris nightlife.

Paris Rooftops: "Night Symphony," "Cats On A Roof In Paris," Edouard Boubat, "Roofs of Paris and Notre Dame," ...

Some more poster art for the blog. Hemingway's Jazz Age Paris.

When the cold, damp, grey air of Winter hit Paris, the Hemingways would head to Switzerland or Austria for the dry cold air, the skiing, and...

As regular visitors know, I have given quite a bit of space on the blog to Paris cafe life. Hemingway and the expat crowd used the cafes as ...

Merry Christmas to all of Hem's fans! "Evening in Paris" by Liza Hirst.

The top photos and paintings are of Montmartre in 1925, typical street scenes of Paris in the '20s: A narrow street in Montmartre, The M...

This satirical painting of Hemingway was done by his good friend and fishing companion, Waldo Peirce. A critic had remarked that Hemingway l...

Cirque d' Hiver Hemingway loved to box, it was part of his essence, essential to the core of his personality. (That is...

Harry's New York Bar, 5 rue Daunou (sank roo doe noe, to the Yanks), was a popular hangout for American expats, including Hemingway. Ern...

Paris Street Scene Prostitute, Paris Cafe, Paris, 1924 6AM Eugene Atget (1857-1927) was one of the most artistic photographers of Paris in ...

The sidewalk cafes of Paris and the circle of friends that Hemingway met there is a central theme to "A Moveable Feast." He did ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald was perhaps the most famous of the Jazz Age writers, (he supposedly coined the phrase himself). F. Scott Fitzgerald embo...