Author: Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las CasesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Memoirs of the Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon
Author: Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las CasesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Napoleon
Author: Andrew RobertsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780670025329
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"First published in Great Britain by Allan Lane"--Title page verso.
Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb
Author: François-René de ChateaubriandPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141393130
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The most enjoyable, glamorous and gripping of all 19th-century autobiographies - a tumultuous account of France hit by wave after wave of revolutions Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb is the greatest and most influential of all French autobiographies - an extraordinary, highly entertaining account of a uniquely adventurous and frenzied life. Chateaubriand gives a superb narrative of the major events of his life - which spanned the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era and the uneasy period that led up to the Revolution of 1830.
The Literary Gazette
Author: The Nation
Author: The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance
Author: Listening in Paris
Author: James H. JohnsonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520206487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This book grew from a simple question. Why did French audiences become silent? Eighteenth-century travelers' accounts of the Paris Opera and memoirs of concertgoers describe a busy, preoccupied public, at times loud and at others merely sociable, but seldom deeply attentive.
The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Author: The Memoirs of François René
Author: François-René vicomte de ChateaubriandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, French
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon
Author: Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné Las CasesPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021668639
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a memoir of Napoleon Bonaparte, written by one of his closest companions during his final years in exile on the island of Saint Helena. It provides a personal and intimate portrait of one of the most fascinating figures in modern history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.