Bilingual, English and French. According to Wikipedia: "e;Napoleon le Petit was an influential political pamphlet by Victor Hugo which condemned the reign of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. Hugo lived in exile in Guernsey for most of Napoleon III's reign, and his criticism of the monarch was significant as he was one of the most prominent Frenchmen of the time, and was revered by many. It includes the concept of two and two make five as a denial of truth by authority, a notion later used by George Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four. Volumes were smuggled into France (eg. in bales of hay, and between metal sheets as a tin of sardines), read at secret meetings, and hand-copied."e;Bilingue, anglais et franais. Selon Wikipdia: Napolon le Petit tait un pamphlet politique influent de Victor Hugo qui condamnait le rgne de Napolon III, empereur des Franais, qui vcut en exil Guernesey pendant la plus grande partie du rgne de Napolon III, et sa critique du monarque fut significative. Comme il tait l'un des Franais les plus minents de l'poque, il a t vnr par beaucoup de gens et inclut le concept de deux et de deux comme un dni de la vrit par l'autorit, une notion utilise plus tard par George Orwell dans Nineteen Quatre-vingt-quatre. Les volumes taient introduits clandestinement en France (par exemple dans des ballots de foin et entre des tles comme une bote de sardines), lus lors de runions secrtes et copis la main.
ISBN: | 9781455425778 |
Publication date: | 1st March 2018 |
Author: | Victor Hugo |
Publisher: | Distributed By PublishDrive |
Format: | Ebook (Epub) |