Stays at Lyons on the way to Paris to visit acquaintances
4
Mademoiselle Serre— Rousseau’s attachment to her
6
Arrives at Paris
7
Introduced to the Academy of Sciences by M. de Réaumur
8
A commission is appointed to examine the musical system, and they declare it “not new”
9
Rameau’s criticism of the system
10
Difficulties of getting his system published
11
Failure of his system of musical notation
12
Indolent life at Paris
13
Advised by Father Castel to “Try the women”— Mesdames Dupin, de Beuzenval, and de Broglie
14
Description of Madame Dupin
16
Declares his passion for her and is repulsed—M. de Francueil
18
Serious illness—During his delirium conceives the idea of composing an opera
19
Convalescence—Composes the opera, Les Muses Galantes
20
The Comte de Montaigu appointed ambassador at Venice—Rousseau becomes his secretary and sets out for Venice
21
Plague at Messina—Quarantine at Genoa—Residence and experiences in the lazaretto
22
Arrives at Venice—Duties as ambassadorial secretary
24
Meanness of M. de Montaigu
25
The ambassador’s carelessness with regards to the duties of his office
26
Rousseau performs the duties of ambassador—Veronese the actor—Captain Olivet and his vessel
28
Careless conduct—The bill of exchange
31
Renders the house of Bourbon a service by forwarding an important despatch—Anger of M. de Montaigu
33
The ambassador’s household—Domenico Vitali
34
Vitali conspires to obtain Rousseau’s dismissal
35
M. de Montaigu’s conduct towards Rousseau
37
Violent quarrel with the ambassador—Rousseau abruptly leaves his service
39
The amusements of Venice—Passion for Italian music
40
The music of the scuole—The hidden singers—Lofty ideas of their beauty—Disenchantment
42
The affair with the padoana
44
Dines with Captain Olivet on board his vessel—Zulietta—Her description and conduct
45
Affair with Zulietta—Rousseau’s strange conduct—“Give up the ladies and study mathematics”
47
Resolves to go to Paris to complain of the ambassador’s conduct—Breaks his journey at Geneva and sees his father again—Mean trick of M. de Montaigu regarding the luggage
52
Arrives at Paris, but is unable to obtain satisfaction
53
The end of M. de Montaigu
54
Becomes acquainted with Ignacio Emmanuel de Altuna
57
Meets with Thérèse le Vasseur
59
She becomes Rousseau’s mistress—Her confession
60
Completion of Les Muses Galantes—M. and Madame de la Poplinière
62
Churlish conduct of Rameau—The opera is performed at the house of M. Bonneval at the King’s expense—The Duke de Richelieu’s approval
63
Fêtes at Versailles—Rousseau is commissioned to alter Voltaire’s drama, La Princesse de Navarre, set to music by Rameau
64
Writes to Voltaire upon the matter—Voltaire’s letter in reply
65
Rehearsal of the altered work—Opposition to it—Illness through disappointment
66
Treachery of Rameau—The work is performed and meets with success
67
Enmity of Madame de la Poplinière—Reasons—Death of his father—Gauffecourt assists him to recover the balance of his mother’s property
68
Beset by Madame le Vasseur’s family—Their conduct towards Thérèse
69
Comedy of Narcisse accepted at the Italian theatre, but not performed
70
Rehearsal of the Muses Galantes at the opera—Rousseau withdraws it—Disappointment
71
Becomes secretary to Madame Dupin and M. de Francueil—Writes the comedy L’Engagement Téméraire, and the poem “L’Allée de Sylvie”
72
The frequenters of the house of Madame la Selle—Their amusements and conversation respecting the Foundling Hospital
74
Birth of Rousseau’s first child—Left at the Foundling Hospital—His second child similarly disposed of—Becomes acquainted with Madame d’Epinay—Her family
75
The Comtesse d’Houdetot
76
Diderot—Roguin—The Abbe de Condillac
77
D’Alembert—Diderot and D’Alembert undertake the “Dictionnaire Encyclopédique”—Imprisonment of Diderot—Its cause—Rousseau writes to Madame de Pompadour to obtain his release
Determines to write an essay on the subject proposed by the Academy of Dijon: “Has the progress of the arts and sciences contributed more to the corruption or purification of morals?”
82
Manner of working on his essay—Its completion
83
Sets up his own establishment with Thérèse and her parents—Their tranquil life
84
Affair of Klüpfel, Grimm, and Rousseau with a girl
86
The essay gains the prize at Dijon—Effects
87
The author defends his conduct towards his children
88
Third child left at the Foundling Hospital—The next two disposed of in the same manner
89
Treachery of Madame le Vasseur
90
Becomes cashier to the Receiver-General of Finance—Unfitness for the position
92
Serious illness—The cause of his continued ill-health—His life despaired of—Reflections
93
Becomes a copyist of music and abandons his former mode of life
95
Robbed of his linen by the brother of Thérèse
96
The essay severely criticised by the defenders of literature—King Stanislaus and Rousseau
98
Bitter enmity of M. Bordes of Lyons
99
Becomes the fashion, and is visited by numbers of people—Refuses all presents
100
Domestic annoyances—Paris becomes distasteful—Causes of his outward unsociability
101
Introduces Grimm to his friends—The Abbé Raynal
102
Grimm and Mademoiselle Fel—Her disdain—Grimm feigns illness—Its result
103
The Baron d’Holbach—M. Duclos
104
Madame la Marquise de Créqui—M. Saurin
105
M. Mussard—His strange mania and painful end
106
Composes the Devin du Village
108
Success of the opera—Quarrel between MM. de Cury and Duclos concerning it
109
Journeys to Fontainebleau in a royal carriage to witness its performance—Incident in the café
110
Performance of the Devin du Village before the King—Its overwhelming success
112
Summoned to the Château to be presented to the King—Declines the honour—Reasons for his strange conduct
113
Diderot endeavours to persuade him to accept a pension from the King, but without success
115
Diderot and Grimm commence their conspiracy
116
The incident of the unpublished music—Treachery of the Baron d’Holbach—Accused of plagiarism
117
Rivalry between the partisans of the French and Italian styles of music—The “King’s corner” and “Queen’s corner”
118
Plot to assassinate Rousseau owing to his “Lettre sur la Musique”—Shameful conduct of the Opera management
119
Demands the return of his opera, but without success
120
The Baron d’Holbach treats him with great brutality
121
Narcisse is anonymously performed at the Comédie Française—Failure—Confesses himself the author of it
122
The “Origin of Inequality amongst Mankind” proposed for discussion by the Academy of Dijon—Writes an essay on the subject
123
Discards physicians and determines to live as he pleases
124
Travels with Theresa and Gauffecourt to Geneva—Disgraceful conduct of Gauffecourt
125
Again sees Madame de Warens—Her fallen position and distress
126
Abjures the Catholic faith and returns to Protestantism at Geneva—Reasons
127
Returns to Paris—Coolness of the Genevese at the “Discourse on Inequality”
130
Madame d’Epinay offers him the Hermitage
131
Voltaire settles at Geneva—Effect upon Rousseau
132
Death of Madame d’Holbach and of Madame Francueil
133
Visited by Venture de Villeneuve—Changed condition
134
Palissot endeavours to curry favour with the King of Poland at the expense of Rousseau—Punishment—Rousseau pleads for him
Takes up his residence at the Hermitage—The “Holbachian clique”: their ridicule—Reflections
137
Delight with the Hermitage—Plans for future work: the “Institutions Politiques”; “Selections” from the works of the Abbé de Saint-Pierre; “La Morale Sensitive”; “Dictionary of Music”
139
Obliged to pay court to Madame d’Epinay—Its inconvenience
147
Pleasant life at the Hermitage—Reflections upon Thérèse
149
Craving for sympathetic and intellectual friendship
151
Determines that his manner of life shall harmonise with his principles—The effect upon himself
152
Diderot and Grimm conspire with Madame le Vasseur—Her conduct
155
Strange reticence on the part of Thérèse
158
Disappointed with the writings of the Comte de Saint-Pierre
159
Plan of the “Selections”—Abandons the work—Reasons
160
Memories of Les Charmettes—Reflects on his condition—Result
163
Madame le Vasseur pledges his credit—Plots of the Holbachian clique
166
Doctrine of Voltaire—Rousseau writes to him—Reply
167
Reveries
168
Visited by Madame d’Houdetot—Her accident
170
Robbery of M. d’Epinay’s fruit—Rousseau and the gardener
171
Abandons himself to romantic ideas
173
Endeavours to quell the storm aroused by the “Encyclopedic”—The opposing parties combine against him
174
“Julie, or La Nouvelle Héloïse,” the outcome of his romantic ideas
175
Strange present from Madame d’Epinay
176
Diderot and the “Fils Naturel”
177
Again visited by Madame d’Houdetot—Her appearance and accomplishments—Her husband—Her lover Saint-Lambert
178
Conceives a most extravagant passion for her—Declaration and disappointment
180
Jealousy of Madame d’Epinay—Visit of the Baron d’Holbach
187
Saint-Lambert is informed of Rousseau’s conduct towards his mistress
188
Becomes suspicious of Madame d’Epinay—Her endeavour to subvert Thérèse
189
Peculiar letter from Madame d’Epinay—Reply
190
Second letter from Madame d’Epinay—Reply
191
Third letter from Madame d’Epinay—Embarrassment of Rousseau
192
Visits Madame d’Epinay—Her effusive reception
194
The “Fils Naturel”: “Only the wicked are alone”
195
Reproaches Diderot with want of consideration—Letter—Reply—Explanations
196
Letter to Madame d’Epinay referring sarcastically to Grimm
198
Explanations of phrases in Diderot’s letter
199
Visits Diderot—Cordial reception—Diderot’s opinion of “Julie”
200
Visits Baron d’Holbach
201
Return of Saint-Lambert—His manner towards Rousseau
202
Coldness of Madame d’Houdetot—Returns her correspondence
203
Doubts regarding his musical ability—Vindicates himself
205
Grimm arrives at La Chevrette—His intrigue with Madame d’Epinay
206
Grimm’s arrogance and studied contempt
207
Determines to write his Confessions
260
The Duke de Luxembourg and family settle at Montmorency
261
Madame de Luxembourg wishes him to enter the Académie Française
263
Visited by the Duke de Luxembourg—Invited to stay at the château during the renovation of his own house
264
Takes up his residence at the chateau—Contentment
265
Reads “Julie” to Madame de Luxembourg—Strange letter from Madame de Luxembourg—Reply
267
Alters Madame de Luxembourg’s copy of “Julie”
268
Returns to his house at Mont-Louis
270
The Marquise de Verdelin—Her family and character
272
Madame de Verdelin and Coindet
274
M. de Silhouette—Letter from Rousseau to him concerning the financiers—Result
276
Letter to Madame de Luxembourg
277
Declines to allow “Emile” to be published in France
278
Confounded by a child whilst reading “Emile”
279
Defends Diderot—Letter—Diderot’s annoyance
280
The Abbé Morellet writes “La Vision” and is imprisoned in the Bastille—D'Alembert begs Rousseau to procure the Abbé’s release—Letter in reply
281
Release of the Abbé—Letters—Learns that Voltaire has published his letter concerning the disaster at Lisbon—The Abbé Trublet
283
Letter to Voltaire
284
Visited by the Prince de Conti
286
Madame de Boufflers—Rousseau subdues his passion for her
