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Louis Blanc was a French socialist politician and historian. His political ideas influenced the development of socialism in France. Following the Revolution of 1848 Blanc became a member of the provisional government. He was later forced into exile and lived in London before returning to France in 1870 to serve as a member of the National Assembly.
Louis Blanc was a French socialist politician and historian. His political ideas influenced the development of socialism in France. Following the Revolution of 1848 Blanc became a member of the provisional government. He was later forced into exile and lived in London before returning to France in 1870 to serve as a member of the National Assembly.
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| Title: | Letter from Louis Blanc |
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| Description: | Blanc questions the translation of a piece he's written which he worries may lead the reader to think he comments disparagingly about England. |
| Address: | 20 Grand Parade Brighton |
| Letter dated: | 17-03-1866 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages |
| Types of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright; Request to forward an item to another client |
| Key works mentioned: | Saturday Review |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes c.1913: "Jean Joseph Louis Blanc, a celebrated French Socialist & historian was born October 29. 1811, and died Dec. 6. 1882. He took a prominent part in the vicissitudes of French history between 1848 & 1876, and wrote a "History of the French Revolution" and "Lettres sur l'Angleterre", to which the subjoined letter undoubtedly has reference." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Identifier: | SL_12 |
