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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume IV

By Sir Walter Scott

2019-10-22 22:31:47

Sir Walter Scott first published his influential biography on Napoleon in 1827. The work represents an important contemporary contribution to the study of France during the Napoleonic Era. Sir Walter Scott had the advantage of visiting the field of W ... Read more
Sir Walter Scott first published his influential biography on Napoleon in 1827. The work represents an important contemporary contribution to the study of France during the Napoleonic Era. Sir Walter Scott had the advantage of visiting the field of Waterloo, and of conversing with officers engaged in the battle -thus his narrative may be accepted as essentially accurate. The British government had granted him free access to archives dealing with Napoleon's exile in St. Helena. Less

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File size765.257 KB
Print pages276
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1519707475
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSA Scot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English...

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