CONTENTS

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[I].Introduction11
[II].Millet’s Early Life29
[III].The Migration to Paris41
[IV].The Struggle for Recognition52
[V].Millet in his Maturity57
[VI].The Man and his Art72

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[I].The Wood-CutterFrontispiece
In the Louvre
[II].The Weed-burner14
In the Louvre
[III].The Church at Gréville24
In the Louvre
[IV].The Gleaners34
In the Louvre
[V].The Straw-binders40
In the Louvre
[VI].Spring50
In the Louvre
[VII].The Sawyers60
In the South Kensington Museum
[VIII].The Sheep-fold70
In the Glasgow Corporation Art Galleries


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INTRODUCTION