Diary Of The Besieged Resident In Paris: Reprinted From "The Daily News", With Several New Letters And Preface

By Henry Du Pré Labouchère and Henry Labouchere

Book Overview

Paris is cut off today. In these crisp newspaper correspondence letters, Henry Du Pre Labouchere writes from inside the siege of Paris with the immediacy of a note passed hand to hand: hunger lines, rumours, dark humour, and the stubborn daily business of staying human. Reprinted from The Daily News and expanded with several new letters and a preface, this war diary memoir stands as a historical eyewitness account of the Franco-Prussian War as it was lived, not later explained. Written for a London readership yet rooted in the city's streets and drawing rooms, these pieces show how information, morale, and opinion move in wartime. Labouchere, among the best-known British war correspondents of his day, brings Victorian journalism reportage to the streets and kitchens of Paris 1870 1871, capturing civilian life under siege alongside the political tremors that shook nineteenth century France. For casual readers, it reads with the pace of breaking news; for history students primary sources, it offers the grain and uncertainty that only on-the-spot writing preserves. Its candid tone illuminates the ethics of reporting, and the ways a newspaper can become a shared lifeline in a crisis. As a letters collection edition, it also rewards collectors of classic reportage and Paris history, tracing how a modern city endures when its gates are shut. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354503780
• ISBN13: 9789354503788
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"