The great Frenchman and the little Genevese

Étienne Dumont

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THE GREAT FRENCHMANAND THE LITTLE GENEVESE MIKAI5EAU THE GREAT FRENCHMAN AND THE LITTLE GENEVESE TRANSLATED FROM ETIENNE DUMONT'S "SOUVENIR SUR MIRABEAU" BY LADY SEYMOUR " The star is that at the little end of thegreatest the star that is not lookedtelescope looking; after, nor looked at." LONDON: DUCKWORTH AND CO. HENRIETTA COVENT GARDEN3, STREET, 1904 All reserved.rights AND co.WHITTINGHAMCHARLESPRESS:CHISWICK LONDON.CHANCERY LANE,TOOKS COURT, CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE PREFACE ix I. FIRST MEETING OF MIRABEAU AND DUMONT . i II. ELECTIONS OF AND OPENING OF THEDEPUTIES, STATES GENERAL . . . . . -17 III. MlRABEAU'S POSITION IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE ABB SIEVES ....... 26 IV. THE ROYAL SESSION 40 V. THE ADDRESS TO THE KING . . . . -57 VI. THE DE PROVENCECOURIER .... 69 VII. UNION OF THE THREE ORDERS. THE RIGHTS OF MAN ........ 76 "" VIII. THE VETO 88 THEIX. VERSAILLES MIRABEAU ANDBANQUET. EGALIT 98 X. OF FINANCE . . . . .noQUESTIONS XI. MIRABEAU AND THE COURT 120 THEXII. LIFE IN CHAUSE'E D'ANTIN . . . -133 Xfll. MIRABEAU'S DEATH 142 XIV. PERSONAL TRAITS 158 XV. FURTHER ANECDOTES AND SAYINGS OF MIRABEAU 175 XVI. THE KING'S FLIGHT 187 XVII. OF THE REVOLUTIONCAUSES .... 203 v CONTENTS PAGECHAPTER AND TALLEYRAND 210XVIII. IN LONDON: POTION, BRISSOT, XIX. THE FEUILLANTS AND THE GIRONDISTES . .219 AND MADAME ROLAND .XX. MONSIEUR . . 233 XXI. THEWAR WITH AUSTRIA. TALLEYRAND'S MISSION .TO ENGLAND .r -I-- . . . . , ;*-, 243 APPENDIX ........

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• Mirabeau
• France

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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