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CONTENTS
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The Revolution 1
Subserviency of the press 1
The 'Moniteur' 2
Obscurity of the early history of the Guillotine 4
Silence of historians 5
M. Thiers as an historian 5
Mr. Alison 6
Original intention of the Guillotine 7
Dr. Guillotin elected to the National Assembly 8
His proposed sanitary reforms 9
His propositions regarding capital punishment 9
Objections to decapitation 10
Guillotin's recommendation of his machine 11
Origin of the name—'Les Actes des Apôtres' 11
Barnave—Chapelier—Coupe-tête 13
Louison, the first name of the Guillotine 13
Proceedings on Guillotin's propositions 14
Revolutionary sympathy 15
Clermont-Tonnère's philanthropy and assassination 15
Execution of the Agasses 18
Proposal for abolishing capital punishment negatived 19
Assassination of Le Pelletier de St. Fargeau 20
Robespierre's humane protest 20