Celestine Bohlen, “Italian Island of Elba Clings to Napoleon's Legacy,” The New York Times, 14 July 2014:
“… Napoleon spent less than 10 months on Elba, but 200 years later, this island off the coast of Tuscany has turned the defeated French emperor's brief exile here into a reason to celebrate.
It began on May 4 with a colorful re-enactment of Napoleon's arrival in 1814, accompanied by 400 amateur actors dressed in imperial uniforms and empire-style dresses. Since then, Elba has made itself a microcapital of Napoleon-mania, with a full calendar of period balls, commemorative Masses, conferences, theatrical performances, book readings and walking tours….”