Project Gutenberg 2006-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 110 Labouchere, Henry Du Pré 1831 1912 Labouchere, Henry Du Pre Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Janet Blenkinship, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris" by Henry Du Pré Labouchere is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a firsthand narrative of the author's experiences and observations during the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War. It captures the civilian perspective of life in a city under siege, detailing the daily struggles, social atmosphere, and political dynamics at play. At the start of the diary, the author presents a lively scene in Paris on the eve of the siege, where residents are unaware of the looming threat from Prussian forces just miles away. The opening captures the juxtaposition of gaiety and impending doom as he recounts festive activities on the Champs Elysées against the backdrop of the war's escalation. Labouchere reflects on the attitudes of Parisians, the challenges faced by soldiers and civilians alike, and the various voices and sentiments regarding the conflict. As the tension builds, he notes the onset of the siege, hinting at both the resilience and folly of those caught in the turbulent events, setting a tone of observational astuteness that permeates the diary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 Paris (France) -- History -- Siege, 1870-1871 -- Personal narratives DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 792703 792705 2024-10-08T12:23:15.068932 2023-09-09T03:48:29.993759 text/html text/html 794432 2006-09-13T17:07:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 416083 2006-09-13T17:07:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 502526 2024-10-08T12:23:25.343883 application/epub+zip 514905 2024-10-08T12:23:18.463915 application/epub+zip 389300 2024-10-08T12:23:17.110900 application/epub+zip 788121 2024-10-08T12:23:31.092871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761431 2024-10-08T12:23:24.520871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627614 2022-09-09T08:37:05.956426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 777993 777875 2024-10-08T12:23:14.410958 2023-09-09T03:48:29.458757 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 777485 2006-09-13T17:07:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 298086 2006-09-13T17:07:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 777488 2006-09-13T17:07:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297664 2006-09-13T17:07:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21775 2024-10-08T12:23:31.265844 application/rdf+xml 14150 2024-10-08T12:23:17.684896 image/jpeg 3322 2024-10-08T12:23:17.382914 image/jpeg 493632 2024-10-08T12:23:15.143934 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