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Index:The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1896, vol. 1.djvu

Title The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1
Author Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Year 1896
Location London
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread
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Volumes Volume 1 - Volume 2

CONTENTS OF VOL. I

BOOK I

PAGE
Birth of Rousseau 2
Family of Rousseau 2
Death of his mother 3
Childhood—His love for reading 4
His brother runs away from home 6
Ascribes his passion for music to his aunt Suson
 7
His father is compelled to leave Geneva owing to a quarrel with a French captain
 9
Rousseau is sent to Bossey with his cousin Bernard to be educated by the Protestant minister Lambercier
 9
His attachment to his cousin Bernard 10
Mademoiselle Lambercier—Curious mode of punishment—Its effects
 11
Precocious sensuality 13
The incident of the combs—Accused of breaking them—Obstinacy—Severe punishment—Reflections
 15
Anecdote of the walnut-tree and the aqueduct
 19
Returns to Geneva with his cousin Bernard—Their boyish amusements
 22
A youthful lover—Mademoiselle de Vuslson—Mademoiselle Goton
 24
Placed with M. Masseron to learn the business of an attorney—Dismissed in disgrace
 27
Apprenticed to M. Ducommun, an engraver 28
Brutality of his master—Its effect 29
Incited to steal by a fellow-workman—The asparagus—The apples—Reflections
 30
Contempt for money 35
M. de Francueil—The incident at the Opera 36
Taste for reading renewed—Disposes of his clothing to pay for the loan of books—Neglects his work for the sake of reading
 37
Exhausts La Tribu’s stock of books—Effect of so much reading upon his mind
 38
Shut out of the city with his fellow-apprentices—Determines to run away from his master
 40

BOOK II

Reflects upon his condition 43
Wandering life—Reaches Confignon—Kindly treated by M. de Pontverre, the curé
 44


M. de Pontverre’s character—He advises Rousseau to renounce the Protestant faith
 45
Arrives at Annecy and sees Madame de Warens for the first time—His reception
 46
Madame de Warens—Her history and character
 47
M. Sabran suggests that Rousseau shall enter the hospice for catechumens at Turin
 52
Sets out for Turin in the charge of M. and Madame Sabran
 53
Followed by his father as far as Annecy—Reflections on his father’s conduct
 53
Description of the journey to Turin—Robbed by his travelling companions
 56
Arrives at Turin—The hospice for catechumens and its inmates
 55
Meditations upon religion 60
Tuition in the hospice—Arguments with the priests
 63
The conduct of the Moor 65
Anxiety to leave the hospice 67
Publicly abjures the Protestant faith—The ceremony
 68
Turned out of the hospice with a trifling sum of money
 69
Independent manner of living—Lodges with a soldier’s wife
 70
Endeavours to obtain casual employment in Lyons as an engraver—Poor success—Meets with Madame Basile
 72
Madame Basile—Description of her—Rousseau’s passion for her—Interruption
 73
Treachery of the clerk—Sudden return of M. Basile—His anger—Rousseau is forbidden the house
 77
Enters the service of the Comtesse de Vercellis—Her character and household
 80
Comte de la Roque 82
The servants conspire against Rousseau 82
Death of the Comtesse de Vercellis—Her remarkable dying words
 83
The incident of the ribbon—Rousseau falsely accuses a fellow-servant of stealing it—Reflections
 84

BOOK III

Returns to his former lodging 88
Conduct towards the girls at the well—Pursuit—The man with the sword
 89
M. Gaime—Rousseau’s indebtedness to him—The “Sayoyard Vicar”
 90
Enters the service of the Comte de Gouvon—Kind reception and treatment
 92
Mademoiselle de Breil—The incedent at the dinner-table; fier or fiert?
 94
The Abbé de Gouvon acts as tutor—Progress—Difficulty with Latin—The King is spoken to—Brilliant prospects
 97


Receives a visit—Infatuated with M. Bâcle—Strange determination and conduct—Dismissed in disgrace
 99
The heron-fountain—Journeys on foot to Annecy with Bâcle
 101
Arrival at Annecy—Parting with Bâcle—Reception by Madame de Warens
 103
Takes up his residence with Madame de Warens
 105
Household of Madame de Warens—Merceret—Claude Anet
 106
Attachment to Madame de Warens 108
Life and occupations at Annecy 110
M. d’Aubonne—Rousseau unconsciously examined by him—Unfavourable decision
 113
Reflections upon himself 114
Stupid remark 117
M. Gros 118
Studies for the priesthood—Another difficulty with Latin
 118
The Abbé Gatier—His misfortune—The “Savoyard Vicar”
 120
M. Corvezi—M. d’Aubonne’s revenge—L’Amant de lui-même
 121
Fire at the house of the Grey Friars—The miracle—“Lettres de la Montagne”
 121
Result of the study for the priesthood: “Not even good enough for a priest”
 123
Taste for music—Enters the House of M. le Maître to learn the art—Life in the choir-master’s house
 123
Venture de Villeneuve—Person and attainments—Rousseau infatuated with him
 125
The choir-master leaves the authorities of the cathedral in a fit during the Easter festival
 128
Rousseau and the choir-master set out for Lyons
 129
Practical joke on M. Reydelet 130
M. le Maître deserted in the streets of Lyons while in a fit—Reflections
 131
Returns to Annecy and finds Madame de Warens has left for Paris
 132

BOOK IV

M. le Maître’s music confiscated at Lyons 134
Life at Annecy in the absence of Madame de Warens
 135
Adventure with Mesdemoiselles de Graffenried and Galley
 137
M. Simon—Personal appearance—His double voice—Ridiculous blunder of the countryman
 141
Goes to Fribourg with Merceret—Their peculiar relationship during the journey
 146
Visits his father 147
Loses his way—Kindness of the innkeeper at Moudon
 149
Sets up as a music-teacher in Lausanne 150
Composes a piece for a concert—Performance—Fiasco
 151
Precarious livelihood in Lausanne 153
Memories of Madame de Warens 154
Visit to the Lake of Geneva—Vévay—Reveries 155
Journey to Neufchâtel—Better success with music-teaching
 156
Meets with the Archimandrite of Jerusalem at Boudry—Enters his service as interpreter
 157
Addresses the Senate of Berne 158
Visit to the Marquis de Bonac—Detention—The three Rousseaus
 159
Occupation at Soleure 161
Goes to Paris to enter the service af Colonel Godard
 162
Ambitious ideas during the journey—First impressions of Paris
 162
Miserly behaviour of Colonel Godard—Satirical verses
 164
Leaves Paris in search of Madame de Warens—The countryman and the dinner
 165
Arrival at Lyons—Mademoiselle du Châtelet—Adventures with a workman and an abbé—Disgust with the people of Lyons
 169
Poverty—A lucky meeting—M. Rolichon 172
Journey from Lyons to Chambéri—Scenes by the way
 175
Meets Madame de Warens again 177
Enters the service of King Victor Amadeus 178

BOOK V

Residence at Chambéri—Madame de Warens’ diplomacy regarding her pension
 180
Claude Anet—His character and intimacy with Madame de Warens
 181
Duties of the land-survey 183
Life at Chambéri 185
War between France and Austria—Love for the French
 186
Rameau—“Treatise on Harmony” 188
Père Caton—His accomplishments and sad end
 189
Gives up the land-survey to become a music-teacher
 192
Describes his pupils 193
Madame Lard—Her conduct towards Rousseau
 195
The Comtesse de Menthon—Her spiteful behaviour
 196
Madame de Warens makes a strange proposal—Reflections
 197
Fulfilment of the promise 201
Further reflections on the character of Madame de Warens
 201
Ill-success with fencing and dancing 205
M. Grossi, the Royal physician—Anecdotes 208
Death of Claude Anet—Mercenary remark of Rousseau
 210
Extravagance of Madame de Warens 211
Goes to Besançon to take lessons in composition
 212
Again visits his father—Luggage confiscated at Rousses—The reason
 213
Return to Chambéri 214
End of the war—Comte de Lautrec—The opera of Jephtha
 216
Gauffecourt 257
M. de Conzie—Voltaire 218
Desire for rambling 219
Reflections on civil war 221
Death of his uncle Bernard and his cousin 221
The paper concerning the fortification of Geneva
 222
Experiments—An explosion—Injuries and illness
 223
Varied passions and restlessness 224
Declining health—Country residence—Plans and arrangements—Les Charmettes
 226

BOOK VI

Peaceful life at Les Charmettes 231
Recollections—The periwinkle 232
Health still further declines—A strange malady
 233
Religious principles of Madame de Warens 234
Partial recovery—Return to Chambéri—M. Salamon—Attracted to study
 238
Return to Les Charmettes—Love for animals 240
Plan of Study—Difficulties 240
Daily routine at Les Charmettes 243
Study of astronomy—Anecdote: a witches’ gathering
 247
Theology—Strange ideas 249
Happy days 250
Returns to Geneva to claim the fortune left by his mother
 253
Shares his fortune with Madame de Warens 254
Studies anatomy—The result 255
Journeys to Montpellier to see a noted physician
 256
The wedding party—Madame de Larnage 256
Declares himself an Englishman 257
Madame de Larnage makes love to Rousseau 259
Invited to Saint-Andiol—Leaves Madame de Larnage
 202
Visits the Pont du Gard—Impressions 263
The amphitheatre at Nimes—Comparisons 264
Boards with a doctor at Montpellier 265
Sets out for Saint-Andiol to visit Madame de Larnage, but suddenly determines to return to Madame de Warens—Reasons
 267
Arrives at Chambéri—Cool reception—Finds himself supplanted by M. Vintzenried
 269
M. Vintzenried—His character 270
Grief at being supplanted 272
Accepts the post of tutor to the children of M. de Mably
 275
Characters of his pupils 276
The affair concerning the wine 277
Finds himself ill-adapted for a tutor and leaves the service of M. de Mably
 275
Returns to Madame de Warens—Disappointment
 279
Extravagance of M. Vintzenried 280
Sets out for Paris with his system of musical notation
 281
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