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The History of a Crime

Victor Hugo

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t at them looks of hatred. General Oudinot said in a whisper, "These little infantry soldiers are terrible fellows. At the siege of Rome they flung themselves at the assault like madmen. These lads are very devils." The officers avoided the gaze of the Representatives. On leaving the Mairie, M. de Coislin passed by an officer and exclaimed, "What a disgrace for the uniform!" the officer retaliated with angry words, and incensed M. de Coislin. Shortly afterwards, during the march, he came up to M. de Coislin and said to him, "Sir, I have reflected; it is I who am wrong."

They proceeded on the way slowly. At a few steps from the Mairie the precession met M. Chegaray. The Representatives called out to him, "Come!" He answered, while making an expressive gesture with his hands and his shoulders, "Oh! I dare say! As they have not arrested me…." and he feigned as though he would pass on. He was ashamed, however, and went with them. His name is found in the list of the roll-call at the barracks.

A little further on M. de Lespérut passed them. They cried out to him. "Lespérut! Lespérut!" "I am with you," answered he. The soldiers pushed him back. He seized the butt-ends of the muskets, and forced his way into the column.

In one of the streets through which they went a window was opened. Suddenly a woman appeared with a child; the child, recognizing its father amongst the prisoners, held out its arms and called to him, the mother wept in the background.

It was at first intended to take the Assembly in a body straight to Mazas, but this was counter-ordered by the Ministry of the Interior. It was feared that this long walk, in broad daylight, through populous and easily aroused streets, might prove dangerous; the D'Orsay barracks were close at hand. They selected these as a temporary prison.

One of the commanders insolently pointed out with his s

Ed_lukian 01/30/2016
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Dan 06/06/2015
Poignant today more than ever. Victor Hugo's biographical account of what happened when the Little Napoleon staged a coup d'etat and overthrew the French republic. It's hard to imagine that ever happening in America (Except in Sinclair Lewis' brilliant novel, It Can't Happen Here). But the realism m
Dan D 05/31/2015
Amazing history to hear Hugo tell it makes me think of today's history. So relevant and so human.
Philippe 10/02/2014
I believe that it's one of the first political text of Victor Hugo. It is a journalistic report of the coup d'Etat of Napoleon III.
Strange man that Victor Hugo. Young person, he was royalist Pair of France, he finishes his life republican.
The machination proceeds without much resistance. The mecha

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