One of the many fascinating threads of Napoleon's life on the island of St Helena is the story of Napoleon's English lessons. Disgusted at his inability to read English, Napoleon insisted that Las Cases give him a lesson every day with the goal of being able to read without hesitation or difficulty the English newspapers on the island. The scraps of paper used to record his early attempts were recently sold in Paris at an auction organised by the Osenat auction house. The papers, bought by the Paris-based Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits, went for more than 93,000 Euros, far exceeding their estimated value.
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