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The History of a Crime

The History of a Crime

Hugo, Victor
Editions, Mint

Hardcover

Series: Mint Editions (Nonfiction Narratives: Essays, Speeches and Full-Length Work)

French HistoryGeneral Military HistoryGeneral Political Science

Publisher Price: $28.99

ISBN10: 1513136860
ISBN13: 9781513136868
Publisher: Mint Editions
Published: Jan 11 2022
Pages: 436
Weight: 1.33
Height: 1.13 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

The History of a Crime (1877) is a book-length essay by Victor Hugo. While Hugo is famous today for his status as a leading French poet and novelist of the nineteenth century, he was also a gifted historian and memoirist who served on the National Assembly of the Second Republic. Following the coup d'état of Napoleon III in 1851, Hugo was among the insurrectionists who revolted against military forces on the streets of Paris. Despite their efforts, the coup was successful, leading to Hugo's exile until 1870. To outrage Right, to suppress the Assembly, to abolish the Constitution, to strangle the Republic, to overthrow the Nation, to sully the Flag, to dishonor the Army, to suborn the Clergy and the Magistracy, to succeed, to triumph, to govern, to administer, to exile, to banish, to transport, to ruin, to assassinate, to reign, with such complicities that the law at last resembles a foul bed of corruption. What! All these enormities were to be committed! And by whom? The French Second Republic was already in danger when Napoleon III was elected President of France in 1848. A populist, he was in constant conflict with the National Assembly and, nearing the end of his term, sought to seek reelection through constitutional change. When this avenue was denied, he began preparations for Operation Rubicon, a secret plan to conduct a coup d'état with the help of the Army and other high-ranking officials. On December 2nd, 1851, the anniversary of his uncle Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation and victory at Austerlitz, the coup took place. Hugo, a National Assembly member, took to the streets of Paris with thousands of his fellow insurrectionaries, many of whom were beaten, arrested, and murdered for their actions. Despite their efforts, the coup was successful, leading to the reestablishment of the French Empire in 1852. Hugo's essay-part history, part memoir-is a brilliant retelling of one of democracy's darkest moments. This edition of Victor Hugo's The History of a Crime is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

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