Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 1437 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Joyce, T. H. Locker, Arthur 1828 1893 Histoire d'un crime. English The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_a_Crime Etext produced by Stan Goodman, Beth Trapaga and PG Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "The History of a Crime" by Victor Hugo is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book details the events surrounding the coup d'état of December 2, 1851, when Louis Bonaparte manipulated a situation to dissolve the National Assembly and suppress political opposition. The narrative is intensely focused on the perspectives of various representatives, highlighting themes of betrayal, the struggle for democracy, and the moral dilemmas faced by those who stood against tyranny. At the start of the work, Hugo offers a gripping account of the atmosphere leading up to the coup, emphasizing the disbelief and eventual shock experienced by the representatives of the republic who were arrested in their homes. Through a series of dialogues and reflections from key characters, including a prominent representative, the unfolding crisis is vividly depicted, as they grapple with the implications of their leader's actions. The tension rises with the early-morning arrests, leaving the remaining representatives to rally and consider their response to defend the republic. Hugo masterfully lays the foundation for a story that reflects both the political upheaval of the time and the larger struggle of civic responsibility versus personal safety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- History -- 1789-1900 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1059321 2025-06-04T12:21:03.904554 text/html 1058167 2020-12-19T20:44:24 text/html 441737 2025-06-04T12:21:18.543424 application/epub+zip 458386 2025-06-04T12:21:06.890493 application/epub+zip 458386 2025-06-04T12:21:05.147515 application/epub+zip 814600 2025-06-04T12:21:27.558406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744366 2025-06-04T12:21:17.187421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716778 2022-09-05T07:49:38.403584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903860 2023-10-05T05:37:24.347639 text/plain 16518 2025-06-04T12:21:27.730405 application/rdf+xml 13112 2025-06-04T12:21:05.744502 image/jpeg 3820 2025-06-04T12:21:05.441500 image/jpeg 420833 2025-06-04T12:21:03.987490 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia