Ernest Belfort Bax's account of the Paris commune of 1871. Copied to clipboard Preface I. Introduction II. Prologue III. The 18th of March IV. The Central Committee and the Reaction V. The Election of the Commune VI. The War Begins with Disaster for the Commune VII. Concerning Various Matters VIII. Internal Administration and Policy of the Commune IX. The Freemasons, the Committee of Public Safety, and Rossel X. The Last Days of Paris XI. The Entry of the Versaillese XII. The Barricades XIII. The “Commune or Death” XIV. The Commune is Dead! XV. The Civilised World and Its “Thrill of Horror” XVI. The Hostages XVII. The Lessons of the Commune Printer-friendly version Paris Commune Ernest Belfort Bax
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