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| Introduction | p. xi |
| Genealogy | |
| Family Arms | |
| Bishop of Ptolemaide | |
| Count Leopold Sigisbert Hugo, Father of Victor | |
| His Mother | |
| Maternal Descent | |
| Sponsors | |
| Certificate of Birth | |
| Signification of Name | |
| Verses in "Les Feuilles d'Automne" | |
| Opinion of the Bisontins | |
| Besancon never visited by Victor Hugo | |
| Infancy | |
| From Besancon to Marseilles | |
| From Marseilles to Elba | |
| First Stay in Paris | |
| The House in the Rue de Clichy | |
| The Well in the Courtyard | |
| Departure for Italy | |
| Reminiscences of the Journey | |
| Early Impressions | |
| Victor Hugo's own Account of youthful Travels | |
| The Marble Palace of Avellino | |
| Colonel Hugo in Spain with Joseph Bonaparte | |
| Return of the Family to Paris | |
| The House in the Impasse des Feuillantines | |
| The Garden | |
| Victor Hugo's own Reminiscences | |
| Maternal Instruction | |
| Portrait of Madame Hugo | |
| Obedience enforced upon the Children | |
| The School and the Cul-de-sac | |
| General Lahorie | |
| His Commentary on Tacitus | |
| His Arrest and Execution | |
| Departure for Spain | |
| From Paris to Bayonne | |
| A childish Attachment | |
| From Bayonue to Madrid | |
| The Treasure and its Convoy | |
| Arrival in Madrid | |
| Residence in the Masserano Palace | |
| The College of Nobles | |
| School-boy Fights | |
| Return to the Fenillantines | |
| Lariviere's Teaching | |
| Dangers of clerical Education | |
| A Head-Master, "bald and black" | |
| Pepita, the little Spanish Girl | |
| The Rue du Cherche-Midi | |
| The Retreat from Spain | |
| General Hugo's Part therein | |
| Defence of Thionville | |
| The Invasion | |
| Return of the Bourbons | |
| A King instead of an Emperor | |
| Free Studies | |
| Madame Hugo a Royalist | |
| Domestic Differences | |
| The Pension Cordier | |
| School-boy Tyrants | |
| Leon Gatayes and the King of the "Dogs." | |
| A romantic Mathematician | |
| Poetical Essays | |
| Theatrical Performances | |
| Juvenile Effusions | |
| A Pamphleteer at Thirteen | |
| First Connection with the Academie Francaise | |
| L'enfant sublime | |
| Chateaubriand or Soumet the Author of the Mot | |
| A Romance written in a Fortnight | |
| "Bug-Jargal" | |
| Studies for Future Works | |
| Revision and Publication | |
| Subject of Play performed, 1880 | |
| The Jeux Floraux at Toulouse | |
| "Les Vierges de Verdun" | |
| Filial Affection | |
| Letter from M. Soumet | |
| Reluctance to go to the Ecole Polytechnique | |
| Allowance withdrawn | |
| Numerous Changes of Residence | |
| Publication of Odes | |
| "Le Conservateur litteraire" | |
| Description of the Magazine | |
| Victor Hugo a Critic | |
| His Articles and Noms-de-plume | |
| Opinion of Lamartine's "Premieres Meditations poetiques" | |
| First Interview of the two Poets | |
| The Pamphlets of 1819 | |
| A cruel Separation | |
| Publication of the first Odes | |
| Hard Work | |
| Mother's Death | |
| An affecting Betrothal | |
| Offer of Marriage | |
| Duel with a Life-Guardsman | |
| Poverty bravely borne | |
| A young Poet's Budget | |
| Publication of the "Odes et Ballades" | |
| Their Success | |
| The Author's Ideas on Odes | |
| Corrections of Manuscript | |
| Lodging in the Rue du Dragon | |
| Account of Royal Pension | |
| The Poet's Marriage | |
| Illness and Death of Eugene Hugo | |
| General Hugo in Paris | |
| His Influence on Victor | |
| "Han d'Islande" | |
| Scope of the Work | |
| Its Reception by the Critics | |
| Charles Nodier's Approval | |
| Partisans of the Book | |
| Drama founded on it | |
| Fortune smiles on the Poet | |
| The House in the Rue de Vaugirard | |
| "La Revue Francaise" | |
| Victor Hugo's Opinion of Voltaire in 1824 | |
| His Observations on Lamennais, Walter Scott, and Byron | |
| Achille Deveria and Louis Boulanger | |
| Journey to Blois | |
| Victor Hugo made Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur | |
| Coronation of Charles X | |
| Visit to lamartine | |
| Trip across the Alps | |
| Return to Paris | |
| Proclamation of literary Liberty | |
| Birth of Romanticism | |
| Wrath of the Classics | |
| Literature of the First Empire | |
| Revival at the Begmning of the present Century | |
| Prelude of a great War | |
| Caricature of a Classic | |
| "L'Ode a la Colonne" | |
| Le Cenacle | |
| Appearance of Sainte-Beuve | |
| M. Taylor | |
| A Conversation with Talma | |
| "Cromwell" | |
| Preface to the Work | |
| Opposition provoked | |
| Analysis by the Author | |
| Various Opinions | |
| Death of Madame Foucher | |
| Marriage of Abel Hugo | |
| Death of General Hugo | |
| "Amy Robsart" | |
| Conception of a great Work | |
| Time occupied in writing "Marion de Lorme" | |
| Reading at Deveria's House | |
| Sensibility of Alexandre Dumas | |
| Didier's Forgiveness | |
| Anecdote of Emile Deschamps | |
| Competition of theatrical Managers | |
| Censorship of Charles X | |
| A royal Audience | |
| Prohibition without Appeal | |
| The King offers Compensation | |
| Refusal of the Pension | |
| M. Taylor's Perplexity | |
| "Hernani" | |
| Report of the Censors | |
| Mlle. Mars at Rehearsal | |
| First Performance of "Hernani" | |
| A Petition from the Classics | |
| Intrigues of the Philistines | |
| Appearance of "young France" | |
| Theophile Gantier's red Waistcoat | |
| A Queue at the Theatre Door | |
| Seven Hours' Wait | |
| Scene in the House | |
| Homage to Beauty | |
| The Battle | |
| A Blunder | |
| Down with Sycophants | |
| Mlle. Mars' Costume | |
| A Child's Question | |
| The Triumph of Romanticism | |
| Parodies of "Hernani" | |
| The Press in 1830 | |
| After the Victory | |
| The Revolution of July, 1830 | |
| Performance of "Marion de Lorme" | |
| Reasons for delay | |
| Reception by the Public | |
| Parodies | |
| Jules Janin's Indignation | |
| "Le Roi s'amuse" | |
| First Performance | |
| A severe Critic | |
| Immediate Prohibition | |
| Causes of Prohibition | |
| Louis Philippe's Ministry | |
| Trial before the Board of Trade | |
| Disgraceful Hostility of the Newspapers | |
| The Poet's Reply | |
| "Lucrece Borgia" | |
| Its Actors | |
| Immense Success | |
| A Duel avoided | |
| "Marie Tudor" | |
| Mlle. Georges | |
| "Angelo" | |
| Rivalry between Mlle. Mars and Madame Dorval | |
| "La Esmeralda" | |
| Fatality | |
| "Ruy Blas" | |
| M. Auguste Vacquerie at the first Performance | |
| "Les Burgraves" | |
| Victor Hugo's Determination | |
| Unpublished Works | |
| Underhand Dealings of tragic Writers | |
| M. Ponsard's "Lucrece" | |
| Love on the classic Stage | |
| Literary Types | |
| A successful Lawsuit | |
| "Les Orientales" | |
| A Portrait of Victor Hugo | |
| Respect inspired by the Past | |
| Changes of Residence | |
| The House in the Rue Jean-Goujon | |
| An Attempt at Murder | |
| The "Revue des deux Mondes" | |
| M. Buloz | |
| M. Xavier Marmier | |
| Domestic Life | |
| "Les Feuilles d'Automne" | |
| Manuscripts | |
| "Les Chants du Crepuscule" | |
| "Les Voix interieures" | |
| "Les Rayons et les Ombres" | |
| "Litterature et Philosophie melces" | |
| Jacobite in 1819, Revolutionist in 1830 | |
| The Poet's Judgment on his early Works | |
| Study of Conscience | |
| Thoughts upon Art | |
| History of the French Language | |
| Candidature for the Academie | |
| Failure thrice | |
| Malice of Casimir Delavigne | |
| Wrath of Alexandre Duval | |
| Chateaubriand and Viennet | |
| Formal Reception | |
| A satirical Quatrain | |
| Speeches of the new Member | |
| "Notre Dame de Paris" | |
| A Shawl and a Bottle of Ink | |
| Author's Aim in the Work | |
| Archaeology and Philosophy | |
| Criticism | |
| Opinions of Sainte-Beuve and Jules Janin | |
| Victor Hugo's Erudition | |
| His Vocabulary | |
| Complaints of the Savants | |
| A well-informed Cicerone | |
| Plays adapted from "Notre Dame de Paris" | |
| Contemplated Romances | |
| "Le Rhin" | |
| A conscientious Tourist | |
| Mediaeval Architecture | |
| The Place Royale | |
| The Poet's Apartments | |
| Auguste de Chatillon | |
| Victor Hugo's Salon | |
| A legendary Dais | |
| Literary Society | |
| Introduction to Auguste Vacquerie | |
| M. Paul Meurice | |
| Marriage of Charles Vacquerie to Leopoldine Hugo | |
| Fatal Accident at Villequier | |
| Madame Victor Hugo's Picture | |
| The Poet's nocturnal Strolls | |
| Assaulted in the Rue des Tournelles | |
| Victor Hugo's Politics during the Reign of Louis Philippe | |
| His Convictions in 1830 | |
| Revolutionary Sentiments | |
| Literary Liberty followed by political Liberty | |
| Connection with the Press | |
| Relations with the King | |
| Portrait of Louis Philippe | |
| Raised to the Peerage | |
| First speeches in the Chamber | |
| Preludes to the Revolution of 1848 | |
| Elections for the Constituent Assembly | |
| Address to the Electors | |
| Speeches in the Assembly | |
| Socialist Opinions | |
| Opinion on the events of June | |
| Republican Convictions | |
| Pardon to the Vanquished | |
| Rescue of Insurgents | |
| Victor Schoelcher | |
| Independent Votes | |
| Publication of L'Evenement | |
| Prospectus of the Paper | |
| Dissolution of Constitutent Assembly | |
| The Legislative Assembly | |
| Bonaparte President | |
| A Trilogy | |
| The Coup d'Etat | |
| Acts leading to Banishment | |
| A Price set upon the Poet's Head | |
| Drive through Paris | |
| A Woman's Devotion | |
| Sons and Friends in Prison | |
| Arrival in Brussels | |
| "L'Histoire d'un Crime" | |
| "Les Hommes de l'Exil" | |
| Proposition to the Literary Society of France | |
| La Grande Place in Brussels | |
| "Napolcon let Petit" | |
| Alarm of the Belgian Government | |
| The Exile's Expulsion | |
| Jersey | |
| Reception of the Exiles | |
| Victor Hugo's Resources | |
| Sale of Furniture | |
| Apartments in the Rue de la Tour d'Auvergne | |
| Vacquerie's Sketches | |
| Formalities of Society | |
| The Privileges of a French Peer | |
| An Imperial Spy | |
| "Les Chatiments" | |
| Editions of 1853 | |
| Their Introduction into France | |
| Attitude of the Exiles in Jersey | |
| Victor Hugo's funeral Orations | |
| Action of the English Government | |
| Sir Robert Peel | |
| Ribeyrolle's Reply | |
| "L'Homme" | |
| Felix Pyat's Letter | |
| Meeting at St. Helier | |
| Threats | |
| Denunciation of the Exiles | |
| Victor Hugo's Protest | |
| The London Press | |
| The second Expulsion | |
| Departure from Jersey | |
| Satisfaction of the Bonapartist Journals | |
| "Les Contemplations" | |
| Criticisms | |
| Opinion of the "Revue des deux Mondes" | |
| Reception of the Work in Frauce | |
| "La Legende des Siecles" | |
| Outline of its Aim | |
| Correspondence with Charles Baudelaire | |
| Guernsey | |
| Hauteville House | |
| The Oak Gallery | |
| Garibaldi's Chamber | |
| The Study | |
| Family Pursuits | |
| Pets | |
| "Les Miserables" | |
| Lamartine and his "Cours de Litterature" | |
| Letter from Victor Hugo | |
| Dinners to poor Children | |
| Banquet in Brussels | |
| M. Gremer's Criticism | |
| Victor Hugo and Capital Punishment | |
| "Le dernier Jour d'un Condamne" | |
| "Claude Gueux" | |
| The verses that saved Barbes' Life | |
| Louis Philippe's Recognition | |
| Speech in the Constituent Assembly | |
| Trial of Charles Hugo | |
| Defence by his Father | |
| Protests from Jersey | |
| A Letter to Lord Palmerston | |
| John Brown and America | |
| Debate of the Genevan Republic | |
| "Pour un Soldat" | |
| The People of Jersey atone for the Past | |
| A Marriage | |
| Births | |
| Tour in Zealand | |
| Incoqnito of no avail | |
| From Autwerp to Middelburg | |
| Dutch Hospitality | |
| An Ovation | |
| Return to Belgium | |
| "Les Chansons des Rues et des Bois" | |
| Victor Hugo a Musician | |
| "Les Travailleurs de la Mer" | |
| "L'Homme qui rit" | |
| Victor Hugo's Admiration of Shakspeare | |
| The Paris Exhibition of 1867 | |
| "The Paris Guide" | |
| The Reproduction of "Hernani" | |
| "La Voix de Guernesey" | |
| Letter to the young Poets | |
| Literary Movement under the second Empire | |
| "Le Rappel" | |
| Its Contributors | |
| A Manifesto | |
| Summary of the Works of the Exile | |
| Return to France | |
| Distressing Journey | |
| Popular Ovation on Arrival | |
| The Siege | |
| A Cry for Peace | |
| A Cry for War | |
| Public Performances | |
| Proceeds purchasing Cannon | |
| Strange Diet | |
| Improvised Verses | |
| Walks on the Ramparts | |
| Victor Hugo's Admiration of the People of Paris | |
| Elections for the National Assembly | |
| Arrival at Bordeaux | |
| Garibaldi | |
| Victor Hugo's Speech | |
| The Representatives of Alsace and Lorraine | |
| Stormy Sittings | |
| Victor Hugo's Resignation | |
| Death of Charles Hugo | |
| His Funeral | |
| The Poet in Brussels | |
| Request of M. Xavier de Montepin | |
| Victor Hugo's Opinion of the Commune | |
| The Communists in Brussels | |
| The Belgian Chamber | |
| Attack upon Victor Hugo's Quarters | |
| Expulsion from Belgium | |
| Protest against the Action of the Government | |
| A Visit to Thionville | |
| Reminiscences of General Hugo | |
| Little Georges and the Prussian General | |
| Return to France | |
| Votes obtained in July, 1871 | |
| The Mandat imperatif and the Mandat contractuel | |
| Election of January, 1872 | |
| "La Liberation du Territoire" | |
| Death of Francois Hugo | |
| His Funeral | |
| Speech by Louis Blanc | |
| Funeral of Madame Louis Blane | |
| The Poet's Creed | |
| "L'Annee Terrible" | |
| "Quatre-vingt-treize" | |
| Criticism | |
| Article by M. Escoffier | |
| Victor Hugo's good Memory | |
| "Mes Fils" | |
| "Actes et Paroles" | |
| "Pour un Soldat" | |
| Second series of "La Legende des Siecles" | |
| The Rue de Clichy | |
| Receptions | |
| Conversation | |
| "L'Art d'etre Grand-pere" | |
| Georges and Jeanne | |
| Romps, Tales, and Diversions | |
| "L'Histoire d'un Crime" | |
| Victor Hugo's Creed | |
| Belief in the Immortality of the Soul | |
| Accusation of being an Atheist | |
| "Le Pape" | |
| "Religions et Religion" | |
| La Pitie supreme" | |
| "L'Ane" | |
| Revival of "Hernani" | |
| Banquet in Celebration | |
| Revivals of "Ruy Blas," "Notre Dame de Paris," and "Les Miserables" | |
| Saint Victor on Victor Hugo's Vitality | |
| Banquet at the Hotel Continental, Feb. 26, 1880 | |
| Victor Hugo's Speech | |
| Victor Hugo as a Draughtsman | |
| His first Effort | |
| His subsequent Progress | |
| His Admiration of Albert Durer | |
| Album published by Castel | |
| Letter of Victor Hugo to Castel | |
| New Year's Gifts | |
| Caricatures | |
| Victor Hugo's Handwriting | |
| M. Jules Claretie's Observation | |
| Destination of Manuscripts | |
| Retirement from senatorial Life | |
| Re-elected in 1876 | |
| Recent political Sentiments | |
| Speech at Chateau d'Ean | |
| Conversation at Home | |
| Anticipations for the Future | |
| Present Residence of the Poet | |
| Domestic Habits | |
| Economy of Time | |
| Fete of February 27, 1881 | |
| Procession of Children | |
| Address of Corporations | |
| Speech in Reply | |
| Illumination of Theatres | |
| The Poet's Continued Work | |
| Works yet to Appear | |
| Conclusion | |
| His Illness and Death | p. 444 |
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