Paris Under the Commune: Or, The Seventy-three Days of the Second Siege : with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs)

John Leighton

Bradbury, Evans, 1871 - Paris (France) - 395 pages

Contents

• INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERThe 30th October 1870The Hôtel: 1
• The Memorable 18th of MarchLine and Nationals: 31
• The New Regime ProclaimedObscurity of New Masters: 37
• An Issue PossibleAn Approved Proclamation: 47
• Watching and Waiting: 61
• Proclamation of Admiral SaissetParis Satisfied: 66
• A Widow: 69
• The Central Committee Triumphs: 71
• Paris Elections: 73
• The Commune a FactA Motley Assembly: 75
• Proclamation of the Elections: 77
• A Batch of Official DecreesLandlord and Tenant: 79
• Requisitions and Feasts: 83
• Removals and Retirements: 85
• A General Flight: 87
• An Envoy to Garibaldi: 89
• Commencement of Civil WarBeyond the Arc de Triomphe: 91
• Mont Valérien opens on the FederalsContradictory 4: 98
• Death of General DuvalAble Administration: 103
• Antipathy to the ChurchThe Archbishop Interrogated: 108
• The Accomplices of Versailles: 111
• Death of Colonel Flourens: 115
• The Cross and the Red Flag: 117
• Colonel Assy of CreuzotDisgrace of Lullier: 118
• Fighting goes on: 123
• Federal Funerals: 125
• Prudent Counsel: 127
• Suppression of Newspapers: 129
• The Second BombardmentAvenue de la Grande Armée Reckless Aim of the Versaillais: 141
• The Plan of Bergeret: 145
• Another GeneralPolice and PressgangA Citizen of the World: 147
• Women and Children: 152
• Why is Conciliation Impossible?: 155
• The Portable Guillotine: 157
• The Common Grave: 159
• Idle Paris: 161
• Day follows Day: 163
• The Condemned ColumnModel Decrees: 164
• Thiers and ConciliationParis and France: 170
• Communist Caricatures Political Satire: 174
• Gustave CourbetFederation of ArtCourbet President: 179
• Camp Place Vendôme: 183
• Elections of the 16th of April: 187
• The Change under the Commune: 189
• Elections sans ElectorsFarce of Universal Suffrage: 190
• À la Mode de Londres: 195
• The Little Sisters of the Poor: 196
• Bécon and Asnières takenDeclaration to the French PeopleFederation of CommunesThe Commune or the Deluge: 209
• A CourtMartial: 210
• A Heroic Gamin: 211
• Killing the Dead: 212
• Prudent Monsieur Pyat: 227
• Resources of the CommuneThe Royal Road to Riches: 231
• The Prophecy of Proudhon: 234
• Revolutionary Balloons: 236
• A Confession of Conscience: 238
• Fort Issy falls: 249
• Cluseret arrested: 251
• The Executive CommissionCommittee of Public Safety: 253
• A Competent Tribunal: 256
• The Condemned Chapel: 257
• Restitution is Robbery: 259
• The Nuns of Picpus: 261
• Rossel resignsThe Semblance of a Government: 264
• Want of FundsThe Sinews of War: 271
• PasswordsThe Chariot of ApolloRefractories: 273
• SacrilegeClubs in the Churches: 283
• Refractories in Danger: 285
• The Home of M Thiers Demolition and Removal: 287
• Filial Love: 291
• Communal Secessionists Save himself who can: 293
• The Failing CauseThe Column Vendôme falls: 296
• A Concert at the Tuileries: 301
• Cartridge Magazine Explosion: 303
• The Advent of ActionParis ceases to smile: 305
• The Troops enterStreet FortificationsInsurgents at home: 308
• Arrests and Murders: 325
• Fire and Sword: 327
• Rack and Ruin: 329
• Bloodshed and Brigandage: 330
• Hôtel de Ville on FireA Furnace: 335
• Pétroleurs and Pétroleuses: 340
• Sewers and Catacombs: 346
• Mourning and Sadness: 347
• Chronology of the Commune: 353
• The 18th of March: 360
• Memoir of Protot: 366
• Urbain: 373
• Official Report of General Ladmirault: 386

Bibliographic information

• Title: Paris Under the Commune: Or, The Seventy-three Days of the Second Siege : with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs)
• Author: John Leighton
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: Bradbury, Evans, 1871
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Dec 4, 2008
• Length: 395 pages