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HISTORY - of - THE COMMUNE OF 1871
FROM THE FRENCH OF - LISSAGARAY
LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN 1902
HISTORY OF THE COMMUNE.
PROLOGUE.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER I.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
The book opens in September 1870, when France reels from a string of defeats and the Second Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Crowds flood the Place de la Concorde, workers' workshops turn into impromptu militias, and a restless political class scrambles to fill the vacuum. Through vivid scenes in the Salle des Pas Perdus and the bustling streets, the author captures the feverish debates, the clamor for a republic, and the uneasy alliance between bourgeois deputies and radical clubs.
In a narrative that blends meticulous research with a storyteller’s eye, the work draws on contemporary pamphlets, speeches, and personal recollections to recreate the chaotic days that led to the proclamation of the Commune. Readers hear the voices of figures like Jules Favre and Gambetta as they wrestle with indecision and urgency, while the ordinary Parisians pulse through the pages with hope and fear. The first act builds a tense, almost cinematic portrait of a city poised on the edge of revolutionary change.
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Release date
2011-05-06
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Public domain in the USA.

1838–1901
A fiery journalist and historian of the Paris Commune, he wrote from the heart of 19th-century French radical politics. His best-known work remains valued for its close-up account of revolution, exile, and resistance.
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