Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Leighton, John 1822 1912 Limner, Luke Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Produced by Robert Connal, Wilelmina Malliere and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Paris under the Commune" by John Leighton is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book delves into the turbulent episode of the Paris Commune, which lasted seventy-three days during the spring of 1871, capturing the chaos and emotional intensity of this revolutionary period as Parisians grappled with issues of governance, social upheaval, and war. The opening of the narrative introduces the atmosphere of unrest and anticipation in Paris as the French struggle against Prussian forces, setting the stage for the rise of the Commune. Leighton reflects on the day's events of March 18, 1871, a pivotal moment when the National Guards took control of the city, resulting in turmoil and the execution of two generals, Clément Thomas and Lecomte, by the insurrectionists. Through vivid descriptions, Leighton paints a picture of the conflicts brewing between the revolutionary factions and the established government, highlighting a city caught between the aspirations of the citizens and the realities of war and political strife. This complex backdrop foreshadows the unfolding drama of the Commune, where the dreams of democracy clash with the chaos of radicalism, paving the way for a tragic yet consequential chapter in French history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 900557 900948 2024-10-05T06:57:58.524047 2023-10-05T07:19:01.677045 text/html text/html 903619 2020-06-27T05:27:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 6276956 2020-12-21T10:14:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6521647 2024-10-05T06:58:15.582530 application/epub+zip 6536129 2024-10-05T06:58:03.676033 application/epub+zip 419477 2024-10-05T06:58:01.221053 application/epub+zip 6582953 2024-10-05T06:58:24.602439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6232882 2024-10-05T06:58:13.355512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612378 2022-09-05T10:20:12.017049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810435 810354 2024-10-05T06:57:56.305062 2023-10-05T07:18:58.924043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 814360 2020-06-27T05:27:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 315241 2020-12-21T10:14:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 810793 2020-12-21T10:14:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 316171 2020-12-21T10:14:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 810785 2020-12-21T10:14:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315326 2020-12-21T10:14:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23278 2024-10-05T06:58:24.749429 application/rdf+xml 14173 2024-10-05T06:58:01.935072 image/jpeg 3882 2024-10-05T06:58:01.618049 image/jpeg 6399433 2024-10-05T06:57:58.837065 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia