The Dreyfus Affair

How a False Conviction Shattered France, Divided a Nation, and Redefined Democracy

De: Evan Blackmoor

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A false conviction. A nation torn apart. A scandal that redefined democracy.

In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason without proof, without justice, and without mercy. His crime was not betrayal—but belonging to the wrong minority at the wrong moment in history.

What followed was not just a miscarriage of justice. It was a political earthquake.

The Dreyfus Affair exposes how fear, nationalism, and institutional arrogance shattered France, unleashed antisemitic violence, and turned courts, newspapers, and the army into weapons of power. As the truth emerged, the state fought back—silencing whistleblowers, forging evidence, and prosecuting writers who dared to speak.

From Émile Zola’s explosive J’Accuse…! to riots in the streets and trials staged to preserve lies, this book reveals how democracies collapse not through coups—but through procedure, silence, and fear of embarrassment.

Written as a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, this book traces:

• How a secret trial condemned an innocent man

• How the press became a counter-power to the state

• How intellectuals entered politics—and changed it forever

• Why the affair still echoes in modern whistleblower cases and political scandals

This is not just French history.

It is a warning.

If you care about justice, free speech, or the survival of democracy, The Dreyfus Affair is essential reading.

The French Scandal Files — Volume II

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