Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

By Henry Du Pré Labouchère and Henry Labouchere

Book Overview

The author of this vivid and valuable collection of reports from inside besieged Paris in the Franco-Prussian War was the colourful Victorian and Edwardian journalist, entrepreneur and politician Henry Labouch re (1831-1912). 'Labby' as he was known, had a triple career as a Liberal MP, a muck-raking editor and the owner of a London theatre which showcased his actress mistress Henrietta Hudson as its star. During a break in his political career (caused by his ungrateful electors voting him out) 'Labby' covered the Siege of Paris as correspondent for the Daily News. His eye-witness descriptions of the city and the privations of its starving inhabitants are among the best-known reports of an early war correspondent. After his return to Parliament, Labby authored a Parliamentary amendment outlawing male homosexuality - under which Oscar Wilde was jailed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845749189
• ISBN13: 9781845749187
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"