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The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire

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THE COMEDY AND TRAGEDY OF THE SECOND EMPIRE

Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period

NAPOLEON III. BY ALBERT BRUCE-JOY.

From the cast taken by the Sculptor, by permission of H.I.M. the Empress Eugénie, immediately after the Emperor’s death, January 9, 1873.

Mr. Bruce-Joy’s bust has never been exhibited, and was specially photographed for this book in June, 1911.

Copyright in all Countries. Reproduction prohibited.

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THE COMEDY & TRAGEDY OF THE SECOND EMPIRE PARIS SOCIETY IN THE SIXTIES INCLUDING LETTERS OF NAPOLEON III., M. PIETRI, AND COMTE DE LA CHAPELLE, AND PORTRAITS OF THE PERIOD By EDWARD LEGGE, AUTHOR OF “THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE: 1870-1910”

Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period
Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period

LONDON AND NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS 45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 1911

Illustration from The Comedy & Tragedy of the Second Empire Paris Society in the Sixties; Including Letters of Napoleon III., M. Pietri, and Comte de la Chapelle, and Portraits of the Period

I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME ON HIS EIGHTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY TO THE EMINENT STATESMAN AND HISTORIAN OF L’EMPIRE LIBÉRAL ÉMILE OLLIVIER PRIME MINISTER IN 1870 LOYAL FRIEND OF NAPOLEON III. AND GRAND OLD MAN OF FRANCE ——— Ab honesto virum bonum nihil deterret.

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