Project Gutenberg 2007-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 262 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Napoléon Le Petit Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on_le_Petit Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Napoléon Le Petit" by Victor Hugo is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The text primarily critiques the rise of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, recounting the significant political events that led to his presidency and highlighting the implications of his actions for the French Republic. Through this examination, Hugo provides insight into the tumultuous nature of French politics during a crucial period. The opening of the work sets the stage on December 20, 1848, when the French National Assembly declares Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte as president. The atmosphere is tense, filled with the murmurs of representatives reflecting on Bonaparte's stormy past—his attempts to gain power through military means and the emotions surrounding his election as a harbinger of an uncertain future. Hugo illustrates the mixed emotions of admiration and skepticism that Bonaparte inspires among his peers, while also foreshadowing the tragic political events that will unfold under his rule, including the eventual dissolution of the Republic he pledged to uphold. The narrative unfolds with a dramatic portrayal of the moment, illustrating both the solemnity of the presidential oath and the looming shadow of betrayal that would characterize Bonaparte's presidency. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- History -- Second Republic, 1848-1852 France -- History -- Coup d'état, 1851 Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 DC Text FR Politique Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 498739 2025-08-09T08:38:58.626951 text/html 498560 2025-01-09T09:08:20.818025 text/html 255591 2025-08-09T08:39:05.566980 application/epub+zip 261516 2025-08-09T08:39:00.636982 application/epub+zip 261517 2025-08-09T08:38:59.378989 application/epub+zip 483066 2025-08-09T08:39:09.818989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430608 2025-08-09T08:39:04.872965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408643 2022-09-10T10:47:41.895888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462433 2025-08-09T08:38:58.245993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450069 2007-07-11T06:17:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19162 2025-08-09T08:39:09.952916 application/rdf+xml 12851 2025-08-09T08:38:59.875953 image/jpeg 3388 2025-08-09T08:38:59.630970 image/jpeg 178336 2007-07-11T06:17:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 249706 2025-08-09T08:38:58.670014 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