Journey to the End of the Night is the first novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline. This semi-autobiographical work follows the adventures of Ferdinand Bardamu in World War I, colonial Africa, the United St
New Directions Reissue (Second US Edition) (publ. New Directions, 1949) Cover art by Alvin Lustig & Quigley)
Monmouth Rebellion
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The Monmouth Rebellion in June 1685 was an attempt to depose James II, who in February had succeeded his brother Charles II as king of England, Scotland and Ireland. Dissident Protestants led by James
Journey to the End of the Night
…Paris. The director of the asylum, Dr. Baryton, starts taking English lessons from Bardamu. Moved by the Elizabethan poets and the tragic history of Monmouth the pretender, Baryton loses all interest in psychiatry and leaves for England, putting Bardamu in charge of the asylum. In Baryton's clinic Bardamu has a new affair…
The Morning of Sedgemoor, by Edgar Bundy
Portrait of the Duke of Monmouth made five years before the rebellion
Monmouth landing at Lyme Regis
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham