For the Barricade Memorial, I decided to bring flowers to the gathering, brought in by our resident flowersoul honeychild Jean Prouvaire. (flowers for: Enjolras, Courfeyrac, Combeferre; Grantaire, Joly, Bossuet, Bahorel, Feuilly, Eponine and there’s a tiny one in there for Gavroche)
The air is drenched with day, but one by one
The flowers close on cue,
Obedient to the declining sun.—from “Oswald Spenger Watches the Sun Set” by Stephen Edgar
He repeated: “Long live the Republic!” crossed the room with a firm stride and placed himself in front of the guns beside Enjolras.
“Finish both of us at one blow,” said he.
happy barricade day. i’m sorry.
(cleaned up version of this)
i’m not crying we’re all crying
i humbly present: a digital download of every article in the times of london about the 1832 june uprising, from the 5th (the announcement of general lamarque’s death and upcoming funeral) to the 20th (accounts of the first trials of alleged conspirators and participants in the uprising).
DOWNLOAD HERE (pdf, 64 pages, 24 mb)
below the cut, i’ve put together some important contextual information: how the times gathered news on foreign events, what other events you’ll see mentioned, and the general editorial bias of the paper.
i’ve also made a little summary of each day’s coverage, so that if you’re overwhelmed by the full package, you can focus on the bits that interest you.
anyway, i hope you guys enjoy it/find it helpful!
bringing this back for barricade day 2k15!
to see the face of God
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