This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ... dictated the old laws, yet lived in the ultra Republican, as it had existed formerly in the Conservative Buonapartist. "What the Government of the National Defence had done as a popular act, and in the name of Liberty, the Communists practically undid. The former had lacked either the Will or the Courage to interfere ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ... dictated the old laws, yet lived in the ultra Republican, as it had existed formerly in the Conservative Buonapartist. "What the Government of the National Defence had done as a popular act, and in the name of Liberty, the Communists practically undid. The former had lacked either the Will or the Courage to interfere much even with the "Press," and hardly at all with the private handbills, placards and pamphlets, that swarmed on the walls and in windows during the first Siege.--And a roaring trade Printers had had of it! But the Communists ruled somewhat differently. Journals, not wholly in their service, were promptly suspended, and a Printer who dared accept 'l Copy," emanating from any of what was called the ' Party of Order," ran the risk of not only having his premises invaded and put under seals, but perhaps also his Type and Machinery maltreated. Most careful of all were they to prevent the publication of anything at Paris, issuing from the Government at Versailles. There was also not unfrequently another reason behindhand for a Perquisition At A Printing Office, more especially if such Office did Newspaper work. In such cases, the Perquisition was only the prelude to a Requisition. With so many professional Writers among the Commune Leaders, it was advisable to find free i vent for their ideas and pens; and as Proprietors of the printing presses were only human in their private capacities, they were naturally somewhat chary in giving Credit to the new Customers who daily came to them. Therefore when the Commune saw fit to suspend the publication of a Newspaper that had offended, it would often couple with the injunction, a Bon to print another in its place;--some " Cri du Peuple," or a " Marseillaise "...
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Bertall. Fair. No jacket. Illustrated by Bertall, with explanatory text by "an Englishman." This book is "as-is." Covers worn and hinges repaired with tape. Hinges cracked. Some smudging on a number of pages.
