Jules Vallès (1832–1885) was a French

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, author, and

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political activist. In 1883 he was entirely successful in restarting ''Le Cri du Peuple'' as a voice for

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and

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ideas. At the same time he became increasingly ill with

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. During a health crisis in November 1884, he was taken to the house of doctor Guebhard and his secretary Séverine. He assigned Hector Malot to be the executor of his will and died on 14 February 1885. His funeral was also a major public event, attracting a procession of some 60,000 following the coffin to

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References

Bibliography

* Alain Viala: Préface et commentaires à Jules Vallès "''Jacques Vingtras - L'Enfant''" Paris: Presses Pocket, 1990 * Marie-Claire Bancqaert: Préface et notes à Vallès "''L'Insurgé''" Paris: Collection Folio/Gallimard, 1979 * Bernard Noël: "''Dictionnaire de la Commune''" Paris: Champs/Flammarion, 1978 *

External links

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Vallès in Le Cri du Peuple (English)

''The Child'' by Jules Vallés
new edition from New York Review Books *
Jacques Vingtras trilogy, audio version
1832 births 1885 deaths People from Le Puy-en-Velay French anarchists French socialists French newspaper founders Communards Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Members of the International Workingmen's Association 19th-century French journalists French male journalists 19th-century French novelists French male novelists 19th-century French businesspeople 19th-century French male writers {{France-journalist-stub