Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Littafinsa na farko shi ne littafi mai suna "Émile", wanda ya shafi haihuwarsa da farkon rayuwarsa, kuma ya bayyana a karkashin sunan Girardin a 1827. Ya zama mai kula da zane-zane a karkashin ma'aikatar Martignac kafin
juyin juya halin 1830, kuma ya kasance mai jarida mai cike da kuzari da sha'awa. Baya ga aikinsa a kan jaridar yau da kullun ya fitar da wallafe-wallafe daban-daban waɗanda suka sami babbar rarrabawa. "Journal des connaissances utiles" yana da masu biyan kuɗi 120,000, kuma fitowar farko ta "Almanach de France" (1834) ya kai kwafi miliyan. Ya kafa mujallar adabi mai hoto "Musée des familles" a cikin 1833.