October, 1896. 



MR. EDWARD ARNOLD'S 



London: 37 BEDFORD STREET. 

 New York : 70 FIFTH AVENUE. 



THE ADVENTURES OF MY LIFE. 



By HENRI ROCHEFORT. 



The authorised English edition, revised and specially arranged by M. 

 RoCHEFORT, and translated under his personal supervision by 

 E. W. Smith, editor of the Daily Messe7iger in Paris. 



In two volumes, large crown 8vo., 25s. 



In this work M. Henri Rochefort tells the amaziag story of his adventurous 

 life. Among the more important episodes are the author's personal narra- 

 tive of the French Commune, his subsequent transportation to the penal 

 settlement of New Caledonia, his marvellous escape, his numerous duels, his 

 residence in England, and his deeply interesting journalistic ventures. 



The work is appearing in five volumes in French, but M. Rochefort has 

 decided to prepare a special and, in many respects, original version in 

 English for sale in this country ; he has reduced the bulk of the work to two 

 handy volumes, by omitting much that is of purely local interest, and select- 

 ing only such of his adventures as will appeal to English-speaking readers. 

 Apart from the value of the matter, the brilliance of M. Rochefort's style is 

 notorious, and his strong personality penetrates every page of the work. The 

 translation is being undertaken in Paris by Mr. E. W. Smith, editor of the 

 Daily Messenger^ in daily communication with the author. 



