Project Gutenberg 2007-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 653 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Napoleon the Little Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on_le_Petit Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Napoleon the Little" by Victor Hugo is a political critique written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a scathing examination of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power and the consequences of his actions, framing him as a usurper who betrayed the republic. The book delves into the events surrounding Bonaparte’s election and subsequent coup d'état, exploring themes of democracy, tyranny, and the moral decay of society. The opening of the text sets the stage for this critique by recounting the significant moment on December 20, 1848, when Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte is declared President of the French Republic after receiving a majority vote. It describes the atmosphere in the National Assembly as Bonaparte takes his oath of office, highlighting the tension between hope for democratic ideals and the looming threat of autocracy. Victor Hugo reflects on the collective memory of opposing representatives and the foreboding nature of Bonaparte’s future actions, foreshadowing the eventual betrayal of the very principles he swore to uphold. The opening establishes a stark contrast between the promise of the republic and the reality of Bonaparte's ambition, preparing the reader for the unfolding tragedy of French political life under his rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- History -- Second Republic, 1848-1852 France -- History -- Coup d'état, 1851 Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 DC Text France Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: Politics 504663 2025-06-08T15:26:59.504033 text/html 503590 2007-02-14T05:39:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 340100 2007-02-14T05:39:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449753 2025-06-08T15:27:08.147970 application/epub+zip 458790 2025-06-08T15:27:01.810997 application/epub+zip 259791 2025-06-08T15:27:00.443011 application/epub+zip 690052 2025-06-08T15:27:13.141962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646691 2025-06-08T15:27:07.233984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423918 2022-08-09T12:29:24.462130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468970 2025-06-08T15:26:58.162028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468458 2007-02-14T05:39:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 184194 2007-02-14T05:39:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 468470 2007-02-14T05:39:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183899 2007-02-14T05:39:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21907 2025-06-08T15:27:13.306951 application/rdf+xml 13278 2025-06-08T15:27:00.995998 image/jpeg 3471 2025-06-08T15:27:00.718984 image/jpeg 402005 2025-06-08T15:26:59.552065 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia