Colette Baudoche: Histoire d'une jeune fille de Metz

by Histoire d'une Jeune Fille de Metz

As a child Barres saw the Prussian invasion of France, and also the endless processions of those who, in 1871 and 1872, left Alsace - Lorraine rather than come under the yoke of their traditional enemy. These sad scenes left a deep and indelible impression on his mind, and explain to a certain extent his attitude towards Germany throughout his life.

Excerpt from Colette Baudoche: The Story of a Young Girl of Metz

At the moment when France is about to enter her fifth year of the war, redoubling her efforts, and revealing to an astonished world such magnificent spiritual qualities, it would be well, perhaps, to look back, to seek out and congratulate those who in preparing her to meet the struggle, guided her along the only true path.

278 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1909

Reviews

[aslan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tié vrmt pas un tigre

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read an English edition published during world war one. It feels a bit mild for a revanchist novel published by a Boulangist. It isn't set right after the occupation of Alsace-Lorraine like the blurp states but 35 years after the siege of Metz. The Prussian is depicted as naively wanting to 'elevate' the French but learns to appreciate the culture.

[Mila]

Narodna prosveta, Beograd