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Expédition des deux-Siciles

work by Du Camp

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The ExpĂ©dition des deux-Siciles (1861) is a work by French writer and photographer Maxime Du Camp. It recounts his experiences as a volunteer with Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian revolutionary. Du Camp was known for his vivid accounts of 19th-century French life and was a close friend of novelist Gustave Flaubert. He also pioneered photography and published in various literary genres. His other notable works include Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie (1852), one of the first books illustrated with photographs, and Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions et sa vie (1869–75).1

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  2. Siege of Syracuse

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