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If you enjoy reading,don't miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the city of Paris.It is a(1)
famous
famous
English-language bookstore on the left bank of the river Seine.The first Shakespeare and Company in(2)
history
history
was opened in 1919 by an American.Sylvia Beach.Ms Beach did more than selling books.Her bookstore was also a(3)
library
library
,and she even prepared beds for writers visiting the bookstore.Ms Beach was not only kind to people but also good at(4)
choosing
choosing
books.So her bookstore was often visited by writers(5)
like
like
Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce.But in 1941,after the Germans took power in Paris,Ms Beach was(6)
told
told
to close her bookstore.
In 1951,another American,George Whitman(7)
opened
opened
another English-language bookstore,Librarie Mistral in Paris.Since then,(8)
just
just
as Ms Beach did.Mr Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books,and a free hotel for writers to stay jye.ai.In 1962,Ms Beach died.Mr Whitman changed the(9)
name
name
of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in order to remember Ms Beach.
Next time(10)
when
when
you are in Paris,don't forget to visit this friendly bookstore,and see if you can spend at night there.