Book I, Chapter IV. La Débâcle. Illustrator: H. Scott. Engraver: Albert Bellenger. Illustration from 'Napoléon le Petit' (written in 1852) and part of a set of engravings published in Victor Hugo's 'Oeuvres'. Followed by 'Le Dernier Jour d'un condamné' ('The Last Day of a Condemned Man') and 'Claude Gueux'. Book published in French by Eugène Hugues in 1879.

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