Napoleonic Pleasures : 24
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Napoleonic literature / Directory / 1st EmpireNapoleon, a life, by John Holland Rose
Napoleon, a life, by John Holland Rose The life of Napoleon I: including new materials from the British official records, London : Bell, 1901 Born in Bedford, England, and after studying at Bedford Modern School, Holland Rose (1855 – 1942) was later educated at Owens College in Manchester in the 1870s. He was then elected […]
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Napoleonic literature / Directory / 1st EmpireA History of the Peninsular War, by Sir Charles Oman
A History of the Peninsular War, by Sir Charles Oman Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman (January 12, 1860 – June 23, 1946) was born in India, the son of a British planter, and was educated at Oxford University, where he studied under William Stubbs. He was elected to the Chichele chair of modern history at […]
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Napoleonic literature / Directory / 1st EmpireThe official description of the Battle of Austerlitz, according to Napoleon’s instructions
The official description of the Battle of Austerlitz, according to Napoleon’s instructions Starting during the Consulate, Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the Dépôt général de la guerre to write the history of his campaigns. The Consul, and later Emperor, gave the first 'instructions', and then corrected the proofs written by others. The aim was to create works […]
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Napoleonic literature / Directory / 1st EmpireMercure de France, 4 juillet 1807. Chateaubriand wrote: "It is in vain that Nero prospers …"
Mercure de France, 4 juillet 1807. Chateaubriand wrote: “It is in vain that Nero prospers …” The Mercure de France, the once celebrated literary review founded in the 17th century, which died many times but which was continually to be resuscitated, would not have been particularly noticed during the First Empire, had not the new […]