# Shakespeare and Company

Paris, France

An English-language bookshop facing Notre-Dame across the Seine, opened by George Whitman in 1951 and renamed in honor of Sylvia Beach's legendary interwar store. Tens of thousands of aspiring writers have slept among its shelves.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Shakespeare and Company, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 48.8525, 2.34694

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