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Paris in Peril.
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ISBN: 1139087932 110803537X Year: 1882 Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Cambridge : publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press

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Henry Vizetelly (1820-94), whose two-volume Glances Back through Seventy Years is also reissued in this collection, was an English journalist based in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, which concluded with the downfall of Napoleon III and the end of the second French Empire. First published in 1882, this is the first in a two-volume collection of his writings during this turbulent period. He vividly recounts his experiences of the Germans' devastating siege of Paris, setting it within a military, political and economic context. He argues that the outcome would have been less severe had the French army been better prepared, and shows how attempts to provision the capital ahead of the Prussian advance were thwarted by malnourished cattle and blocked transport links, resulting in near-starvation among the besieged. Providing a judicious narrative of a significant period in France's history, Vizetelly's eye-witness account remains of great interest.

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Paris (France) --- History


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Paris in Peril.
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ISBN: 1139087940 1108035388 Year: 1882 Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Cambridge : publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press

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Henry Vizetelly (1820-94), whose two-volume Glances Back through Seventy Years is also reissued in this collection, was an English journalist based in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, which concluded with the downfall of Napoleon III and the end of the second French Empire. First published in 1882, this is the second in a two-volume collection of his writings during this turbulent period. Describing the effects of the blockade of Paris on the civilian population as well as the army, he praises the continuing bravery of the French even in the face of inevitable defeat. In an interesting epilogue, he holds the French General Trochu's 'frivolous' approach accountable for the fall of Paris to the much better led Prussian army. Caricatures of the day depicted Trochu as a donkey restraining the lions of the French army - an image which was used again to great effect during the First World War.

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Paris (France) --- History


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L'enseignement historique en Sorbonne et l'éducation nationale
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Paris : Quantin,

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Paris (France) --- Sorbonne.


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Les cafés artistiques et littéraires de Paris
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Paris : M. Boursin,

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Cafés --- France --- Paris (france) --- 19e siècle


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L'ancien Hôtel de Ville de Paris, 1533-1871
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Paris A. Quantin

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L'ancienne et grande cité de Paris
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Paris, : A. Quantin,

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A vau-l'eau
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Bruxelles, 25, rue Royale : Bruxelles : Henry Kistemaeckers, éditeur, A. Lefèvre

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"Ce court roman conte une année, d'un hiver à l'autre, de la vie d'un petit employé de bureau. Pauvre mais pas misérable, célibataire, sans amis, sans amours, sans passions, Jean Folantin mène une existence médiocre qu'il n'a pas les moyens d'améliorer. Sa vie s'écoule à vau-l'eau malgré sa recherche constante et vaine de plaisirs bon marché qui pourraient lui donner un sens. On peut voir dans ce roman la peinture naturaliste d'une condition sociale (Huysmans est alors un disciple de Zola) mais aussi une préfiguration du roman « décadent » qu'il écrira deux ans plus tard : A Rebours, car Folantin s'y montre aussi lucide et désespéré dans sa pauvreté que Des Esseintes dans son opulence."


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Catalogue des figurines antiques de terre cuite du Musée du Louvre.
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Paris : Imprimeries réunies,

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La chute de Miss Topsy
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Year: 1882 Publisher: Bruxelles : Bruxelles : Henry Kistemaeckers, éditeur, Imprimerie A. Lefèvre

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"Deux employés du ministère de l'Intérieur à Paris deviennent amis, même si leurs caractères sont totalement opposés. L'un, nommé Pellard est un joyeux luron, poète qui ambitionne de présenter ses œuvres à la Comédie Française et l'autre, prénommé Frémy, est mélancolique, réservé et sceptique face à l'amour. Un soir de sortie, le joyeux compère entraîne son ami au cirque d'été. Le mélancolique Frémy est touché par une jeune écuyère, Miss Topsy. Même après qu'il est découvert avec elle des points communs et des sentiments partagés, il hésite à s'engager. Un accident de cheval de la jeune femme va-t-il anéantir ses doutes ou les confirmer ?"

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