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Shakespeare and Company

37, Rue De La Bûcherie, Paris, France 75005

Featured Review : Shakespeare and Company is an incredibly cramped bookshop just oozing with books from every direction. There's an upper level accessible by a very narrow and steep staircase that I didn't dare attempt to climb. I decided...See Full Review

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Shakespeare and Company Reviews

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Shakespeare and Company

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Sabina315 from Athens, Ohio
  • August 11, 2006
Shakespeare and Company
Quote: Shakespeare & Company was recommended to me and the friends I was traveling with by a man we met in the Barcelona airport who is getting his masters in Paris. He said compared it to City Lights in San Francisco, which happens to be one of my... Read the full Shakespeare and Company review

From journal Paris in Spring...and Summer

Shakespeare and Company

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Babaloo from , Ireland
  • September 2, 2003
Quote: This shop is just amazing. Whether or not you have any intentions of buying anything, you will come out with at least one book. Shakespeare and Company looks just like what you'd imagine a book shop looked like 100 years ago (at least that's my... Read the full Shakespeare and Company review

From journal A Weekend in Paris

Shakespeare & Co

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Lepettitprince from Europe, Germany
  • February 18, 2003
Quote: This is actually a second hand book shop in the Quartier Latin close to Notre Dame. The American owner George Whitman is 89 years old and obsessed by reading the books in his shop. But he his open minded and always needs help in his shop, and... Read the full Shakespeare and Company review

From journal Paris for advanced

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Shakespeare and Company

  • 2 out of 5 stars by Lisa MacDonald from Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • January 6, 2002
Shakespeare and Company
Quote: Shakespeare and Company is an incredibly cramped bookshop just oozing with books from every direction. There's an upper level accessible by a very narrow and steep staircase that I didn't dare attempt to climb. I decided to buy a new copy of James... Read the full Shakespeare and Company review

From journal A New Year's Holiday in Paris

Shakespeare and company

  • 4 out of 5 stars by gustav from los angeles, California
  • July 13, 2000
Quote: A small bookstore, yes, with a big history. This is where innumerable famous writers made their roost in Paris. You can still sit there in an air of antique dinginess that can only inspire a good selection of english books, obviously. They have... Read the full Shakespeare and Company review

From journal corners of paris