^#smrgSAHAF Second Empire and Commune: France 1848 - 1871 -

The recent publication in this series by Peter Jones of his book “The 1848 Revolutions” provides an excellent account and analysis of the events which form a prelude to my own work and I have therefore given only a cursory account of these events in France. For further information I refer the reader to Peter Jones' seminar Study.

I should like to make plain that unless otherwise indicated, all translations which occur in this book are my own.
(Foreword)