Glances Back Through Seventy Years Autobiographical and Other Reminiscences [Paperback]

This two-volume autobiography, published in 1893, describes the eventful and sometimes scandalous career of journalist and publisher Henry Vizetelly.Published in London in 1893, the year before his death, Henry Vizetellys two-volume autobiography recalls his eventful career as a journalist, writer and publisher. His book is a fascinating blend of political, social and personal history, and reflects the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century London, Paris and Berlin.Published in London in 1893, the year before his death, Henry Vizetellys two-volume autobiography recalls his eventful career as a journalist, writer and publisher. His book is a fascinating blend of political, social and personal history, and reflects the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century London, Paris and Berlin.This autobiography recalls the eventful career of the nineteenth-century publisher and journalist, Henry Vizetelly (18201894). Born in London, Vizetelly was apprenticed to a wood engraver as a young child. He entered the printing business and helped found two successful but short-lived newspapers, the Pictorial Times and the Illustrated Times. From 1865 Vizetelly worked in Paris and later Berlin as a foreign correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and also wrote and published several books. On his return to England, he became a publisher of foreign novels and gained notoriety for his translations of Emile Zola which challenged strict Victorian laws on obscenity and led to his prosecution and imprisonment. His book is a fascinating blend of public and personal history, providing an insight into the turbulent literary world of nineteenth-century Europe. Volume 1 covers his life up to the infamous Palmer Trial in 1856.1. When George IV was king; 2. School days; 3. The reform frenzy and the rick-burnings; 4. The flood of penny literature; 5. Songs and slang phrases; 6. Early pencil and graver work; 7. Some struggling artists; 8. 'Heads of the people' and 'Illustrious SlsÉ