Lissagaray

History of the Commune of 1871

"History of the Commune of 1871" by Lissagaray is a historical account published in 1876. Written by a participant in the Paris Commune who became known in popular myth as the "last man on the barricades," this work stands as the definitive eyewitness assessment of the revolutionary uprising. Karl Marx championed its translation, calling it the "first authentic" account of the event. Lissagaray spent twenty-five years revising and expanding his chronicle with new research and material.