1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
VALLES, JULES (1832-1885), French journalist and author, was born at Puys, France, on the icth of June 1832. Coming to Paris, he joined the staff of the Figaro, and became a constant contributor to the other leading journals. In 1866 he republished much of his newspaper work in Refractaires, the volume forming a romance of the seamy side of Paris life. He was in Paris during the siege of 1870, and after the capitulation was a member of the Commune and founded Le Cri du Peuple. He took a conspicuous part in the figh…
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- Vol. 27, pp. 863-863