Prisoners of Honor: The Dreyfus Affair

The Dreyfus Affair began with the persecution of Alfred Dreyfus, the French Army's promising Jewish officer falsely accused of passing military secrets to Germany. It ended as the cause celebre of the 19th century: the affair not only of France but of the world, an event that sparked mass protests in Europe and America, produced produced Emile Zola's J'Accuse, and involved such figures as Mark Twain, William James, andQueen Victoria.