My Days of Adventure: the Fall of France, 1870-71

by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

While this volume is largely of an autobiographical character it will be found to contain also a variety of general information concerning the Franco-German War of 1870-71 more particularly with respect to the second part of that great struggle¿the so-called ¿People¿s War¿ which followed the crash of Sedan and the downfall of the Second French Empire.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Ernest Alfred Vizetelly was an English journalist, war correspondent, and translator, best known for his association with Émile Zola. He witnessed the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and later chronicled it in My Days of Adventure. He edited and translated many of Zola’s novels, often reworking earlier, censored editions. After his father’s prosecution for obscenity, Ernest revised the translations to be more acceptable to Victorian sensibilities. He supported Zola during the Dreyfus Affair, assisting him during his exile in England.