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• NOTE: Citations in this Lesson Plan refer to the following version of the book: Barnes, Julian. The Man in the Red Coat. Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2019. Kindle Edition.

• The Man in the Red Coat is a nonfiction book that explores the era of the Belle Époque in late-nineteenth century France and focuses on the life and career of Dr. Samuel Pozzi, a celebrated gynecologist, society man, salon-goer, and art lover.

• Alongside Pozzi, the author examines as well the lives of his elite companions, Prince Edmond de Polignac and Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac.

• The narrative of this book has no chapter divisions. For purposes of this guide, sections have been established by page number.

• In his opening, Barnes presents several scenarios as options as to where the story might begin. He settles on a scenario where three Frenchmen travel to London...

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