The History of a Crime

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Facsimile of the title with the epigraph

The History of a Crime (French : Histoire d'un crime, 1877) is an essay by Victor Hugo about the takeover of France by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, who became the Emperor Napoleon III. [1]

References

  1. Barrère, Jean-Bertrand. "Exile (1851–70) of Victor Hugo". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 7 November 2024.