dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ tɹˈeɪnd ɪn lˈɔː, wˌaɪl ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd hiː mˈoʊstli wˈɜːk ɪn dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm, æz ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə mˈʌnθli dʒˈɜːnəl, pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ fɚðə stˈɑːɹ, ænd wˈɔːɹ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt fɚðə stˈændɚd ænd ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ tˈaɪmz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fɹˈæŋkoʊpɹˈʌʃən wˈɔːɹ.
Despite being trained in law, while in England he mostly work in journalism, as editor of the Monthly Journal, parliamentary reporter for The Star, and war correspondent for the Standard and the Irish Times during the Franco-Prussian War.