The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. Volume 6 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 6

BOOK X 199-225

Chapter 6130 wordsPublic domain

Conclusion--Historical antecedents from the Regency to 1793--The Past--The old European order expiring--Inequality of fortunes--Danger of the expansion of intellectual nature and material nature--The downfall of the monarchies--The decline of society and the progress of the individual--The future--The difficulty of understanding it--The Christian idea is the future of the world--Recapitulation of my life--Summary of the changes that have happened on the globe during my life--End of the _Mémoires d'Outre-tombe_

APPENDICES

I. THE MORGANATIC MARRIAGE OF THE DUCHESSE DE BERRY 229-235

II. UNPUBLISHED FRAGMENTS OF THE _MÉMOIRES D'OUTRE-TOMBE_ 236-247

III. THE LAST YEARS OF CHATEAUBRIAND 248-264

IV. THE TRANSLATOR'S SECOND NOTE 265-266

INDEX 269-332

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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