Glances Back Through Seventy Years

Klappentext This two-volume autobiography! published in 1893! describes the eventful and sometimes scandalous career of journalist and publisher Henry Vizetelly. Zusammenfassung Published in London in 1893! the year before his death! Henry Vizetelly's two-volume autobiography recalls his eventful career as a journalist! writer and publisher. His book is a fascinating blend of political! social and personal history! and reflects the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century London! Paris and Berlin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 22. The French detective and his smart subordinate; 23. An expedition to Homburg; 24. The paper duty agitation; 25. On board the Great Eastern during the explosion; 26. A suspicious fire at Campden House; 27. The Shakspeare tercentenary committee and Mr Thackeray; 28. French apartments; 29. Odd ways of getting a living in Paris; 30. New Year's Day in Paris; 31. European potentates in Paris; 32. At the prefecture of police; 33. With the court at Compiegne; 34. On and about the boulevards; 35. In Brittany; 36. The Italian colony; 37. Boulevardian journalists; 38. In the vineyards of the Medoc; 39. A conflagration among the Bordeaux shipping; 40. The Pantin tragedy; 41. At Troppman's execution; 42. In the wake of Rory of the Hills.

List of contents

22. The French detective and his smart subordinate; 23. An expedition to Homburg; 24. The paper duty agitation; 25. On board the Great Eastern during the explosion; 26. A suspicious fire at Campden House; 27. The Shakspeare tercentenary committee and Mr Thackeray; 28. French apartments; 29. Odd ways of getting a living in Paris; 30. New Year's Day in Paris; 31. European potentates in Paris; 32. At the prefecture of police; 33. With the court at Compiègne; 34. On and about the boulevards; 35. In Brittany; 36. The Italian colony; 37. Boulevardian journalists; 38. In the vineyards of the Médoc; 39. A conflagration among the Bordeaux shipping; 40. The Pantin tragedy; 41. At Troppman's execution; 42. In the wake of Rory of the Hills.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Vizetelly, Vizetelly Henry
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9781108009300
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00930-0
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries; Glances Back Through Seventy Years 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Autobiography: business & industry, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Autobiography: business and industry, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade