A Girl of the Commune

by G. A. Henty

Overview

A Girl of the Commune recounts the adventures of lovers Mary Brander and Cuthbert Hartington as they try to recover a lost estate in Paris in the 1870s. Their adventures are set against the episode of the Commune, a radical government elected in March, 1871, to run Paris. After 72 days, the French national government overthrew the Commune violently, resulting in Paris burning for a week and thousands of Commune followers slaughtered on its streets. The book was published in the U.K. at the same time as in the U.S. The U.K version was entitled "A Woman of the Commune: A Tale of Two Sieges of Paris."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162507420
Publisher:	New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1895
Publication date:	02/03/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	934 KB

About the Author

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include Out on the Pampas (1871), The Young Buglers (1880), With Clive in India (1884) and Wulf the Saxon (1895).