In early 1871 societal and political factors precipitated by the fall of Emperor Napoleon III led to the formation of a short-lived radical socialist government in Paris, France. In a departure form his usual male hero, G.A. Henty follows the adventures of a heroine, Mary Brander. Follow Mary and her friend Cuthbert Harrington as the two live through the turbulent days of the Paris Commune. Alacrity Press is proud to make G.A. Henty classic, A Girl of the Commune, available to a new generation of readers.