1 8 3 2 ), ▁Histoire ▁de ▁la ▁ch ute ▁de ▁l ' Emp ire ▁rom ain ▁( 1 8 3 5 ), ▁Pr é cis ▁de ▁l ' histoire ▁des ▁Fran çais , ▁an ▁ab rid gment ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁book ▁( 1 8 3 9 ), ▁and ▁several ▁others , ▁mainly ▁political ▁pam ph lets . ▁ ▁S ism ond i ' s ▁journ als ▁and ▁his ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁Ch anning , ▁with ▁the ▁count ess ▁of ▁Alb any ▁and ▁with ▁others ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁mainly ▁by ▁M lle ▁Mong olf ier ▁( Par is , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ) ▁and ▁M . ▁de ▁Saint - R en é ▁Ta ill and ier ▁( Par is , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ). ▁The ▁latter ▁work ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁text ▁of ▁two ▁ad mi rable ▁Lund is ▁of ▁Sainte - Be uve ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 8 6 3 ), ▁repub lished ▁in ▁the ▁N ouve aux ▁Lund is , ▁vol . ▁VI . ▁ ▁Histor i ographical ▁position ▁and ▁political ▁st ance ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁historian ▁whose ▁economic ▁ideas ▁passed ▁through ▁different ▁phases . ▁The ▁accept ance ▁of ▁free ▁trade ▁principles ▁in ▁De ▁la ▁rich esse ▁commer ciale ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁critical ▁post ure ▁towards ▁free ▁trade ▁and ▁industrial isation . ▁N ouve aux ▁princip es ▁d ' é conom ie ▁politique ▁attacked ▁wealth ▁accum ulation ▁both ▁as ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁itself , ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁det r iment al ▁effect ▁on