Louise Michel’s Commune Dossier The following is an English translation of Louise Michel’s entire dossier held by the Councils of War. It includes interviews with Louise, interviews with witnesses, letters from character witnesses, and even a poem written by Louise and attached to her file. You can read the original documents at the Service historique … Read more
The Prussian Siege Before the Prussian Siege, France was ruled by an Emperor: Louis-Napoleon III, a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. He had began his government as President, being elected into the seat in 1848, following the ‘February Revolution’ which overthrew the former King Louis-Philippe and established the Second Republic. But in 1851, unwilling to obey … Read more
The Ravens In English Up there, on the fir trees, are sweet birds’ nests;In the dark woods, they are black ravens.From Germania to Ukraine,They spread their wings to the wind;Across the plain they go, castingTheir voices in a husky death-rattle.For them the harvest is superb;The dead are there, sown in the grass,O black birds, like … Read more
Auguste Raffet was an illustrator who created a series of colour plates of the clothing worn by the people of Paris during the Paris Commune. From his more than one hundred illustrations, we see that the uniforms and fashion worn by the Parisians during this time was a fascinating individual form of expression and belonging. … Read more
Le Livre du Jour de l’an, Historiettes, Contes et Légendes pour les Enfants The New Year’s Book – Little Stories, Tales and Legends for Children – by Louise Michel The Snow Mother Gudule’s Arithmetic The Little Ear of Corn The Oaths The Ten Sous of Marthe The Legend of the Blower The Inheritance of Grandfather … Read more