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J. G. (John Gustavus) Lemaistre
d. 1840
An English travel writer and novelist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, he is best remembered for lively books that carried readers through Paris and across Europe just after the Peace of Amiens. His work blends observation, curiosity, and the pleasures of long-form travel writing.
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A rough sketch of modern Paris : or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital
by J. G. (John Gustavus) Lemaistre
About the author
Born in London and active in the world of books around the turn of the 19th century, John Gustavus Lemaistre wrote fiction as well as travel literature. Archive records identify him as the son of Stephen Caesar Lemaistre, and show that he was educated at Westminster School and studied at Oxford before being called to the bar.
He is known for works including Frederic Latimer; or, The History of a Young Man of Fashion (1799), A Rough Sketch of Modern Paris (1803), and Travels after the Peace of Amiens, through Parts of France, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany (1806). Those books suggest the range of his writing: from novels of manners to detailed, first-hand accounts of European society, culture, and travel.
Sources consulted during this search agree that he died in 1840, and archival material places his death at Cheltenham on November 4, 1840. A suitable verified portrait image was not found from the pages available during this search.