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An Englishman in Grasse


Grasse’s problematical La Roque
Grasse's problem of La Roque is the subject of an innovative approach
Jul 316 min read


Ivan Bunin: an acclaimed Russian writer in Grasse
Bunin wrote his masterpiece, which won the Nobel prize for Literature, while resident in Grasse
Jul 176 min read


How Italians helped to shape Grasse
Grasse's population grew through successive waves of immigrants from Italy
Jun 247 min read


Two English Artists in Grasse
Albert Rutherston and Gerard Chowne lived and painted in Grasse, between 1910 and 1914
May 194 min read


Grasse and the ice trade
Grasse was a significant participant in the nineteenth century ice trade.
May 66 min read


Grasse and Guy de Maupassant
Grasse is linked to Guy de Maupassant, but mostly posthumously
Apr 226 min read


Industrial Grasse
Grasse was an industrial and factory town until the second World War, and the signs are still there.
Apr 36 min read


India’s Grasse: a visit to Kannauj
If Grasse is the perfume capital of the world, Kannauj is the perfume capital of India.
Mar 256 min read


How Grasse lost its Progress of Love
Grasse lost Fragonard's great sequence, The Progress of Love, in 1898, never to return.
Feb 265 min read
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