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 Berlin as a foreign correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and also wrote and published several books. He later 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 2 begins in 1858 with the marriage of Princess Vicky and concludes with Vizetelly's return to England in 1878.22. The French detective and his smart subordinate; 23. An expedition to Homburg; 24. The paper duty agitation; 25. On board the Great Eastern during the explosion; 26. A suspicious fire at Campden House; 27. The Shakspeare tercl£1