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.) THE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO Handy Library Edition NAPOLEON THE LITTLE _THE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO_ NAPOLEON THE LITTLE _BOSTON_ _LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY_ _Copyright, 1909,_ By Little, Brown, and Company CONTENTS PAGE BOOK I I. December 20, 1848 1 II. Mission of the Representatives 10 III. Notice of Expiration of Term 12 IV. Men Will Awaken 17 V. Biography 22 VI. Portrait 26 VII. In Continuation of the Panegyrics 35 BOOK II I. The Constitution 46 II. The Senate 49 III. The Council of State and the Corps Legislatif 52 IV. The Finances 55 V. The Liberty of the Press 57 VI. Novelties in Respect to What Is Lawful 60 VII. The Adherents 64 VIII. Meus Agitat Molem 69 IX. Omnipotence 76 X. The Two Profiles of M. Bonaparte 81 XI. Recapitulation 86 BOOK III The Crime 96 The Coup d'Etat at Bay 98 BOOK IV THE OTHER CRIMES I. Sinister Questions 150 II. Sequel of the Crimes 159 III. What 1802 Would Have Been 175 IV. The Jacquerie 180 BOOK V PARLIAMENTARISM I. 1789 189 II. Mirabeau 191 III. The Tribune 193 IV. The Orators 196 V. Influence of Oratory 201 VI. What an Orator Is 203 VII. What the Tribune Accomplished 205 VIII. Parliamentarism 208 IX. The Tribune Destroyed 211 BOOK VI THE ABSOLUTION: FIRST PHASE I. The Absolution 214 II. The Diligence 215 III. Scrutiny of the Vote.--A Reminder of Principles.--Facts 217 IV. Who Really Voted for M. Bonaparte 229 V. Concession 232 VI. The Moral Side of the Question 234 VII. An Explanation for M. Bonaparte's Benefit 238 VIII. Axioms 244 IX. Wherein M. Bonaparte Has Deceived Himself 246