THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE

by Alfred Neumann ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 12, 1942

A realistic, dramatic picture of the sanguine struggle of 1870 in France, and of one-eyed Gambetta's overthrow of the Third Empire. But -- as in previous books -- plot and characters frequently are bogged down in details of fact, resulting in higher scholarly appeal and lower popular appeal than most historical fiction. Against a background of famine, siege, bombardment, terrorism, chaos, one meets the eminent figures of the time -- and the fictional characters, Pierre, idealistic shopkeeper's boy, who becomes a soldier of the revolution serving the Public Prosecutor, and Leonie, whom he worships, thirty odd, charming, longtime mistress of an outcast official.

Pub Date: May 12, 1942

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1942

Categories: FICTION