Publications : 1273
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Publication« Le plus puissant souffle de vie… ». La mort de Napoléon (1821-2021) [proceedings of the Symposium on the Death of Napoleon]“The mightiest breath of life which ever animated human clay” (Chateaubriand) In this publication before the hour, of the proceedings of the symposium on the death of Napoleon (planned for autumn 2021) read the greatest current specialists on the Emperor’s death, sweeping away preconceived or…
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PublicationNapoleon: A Life in Gardens and Shadows
Publisher’s presentation: A revelatory portrait of Napoleon to mark the 200th anniversary of his death, written for our own time, not in power politics or epic battles, but through his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and shade. Napoleon’s gardens range from his childhood olive groves in Corsica, […]
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PublicationNapoleon at St. Helena: The Journals of General Bertrand from January to May of 1821
This volume presents the day-by-day account of Emperor Napoleon’s last six years in exile as recorded by Grand Marshall of the Palace, General Henri-Gatien Bertrand. Deciphered and annotated by Paul Fleuriot de Langle. Translated from the French by Frances Hume.
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PublicationÉcrits clandestins de Sainte-HélèneIn 1817 and 1818, Napoleon published three works in London in order to mobilise public opinion for his return to Europe, a return he believed in until March 1819, when he learned of the fateful decision of the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (29 Sept.-21 Nov. 1818)…
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PublicationNapoleon: 1: Van strateeg tot keizerDutch-language book in 2 volumes
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PublicationNapoléon n’est plus [Napoleon is no more, exhibition catalogue]In French More than a catalogue, it’s one more stone added to the building of knowledge! This book, which accompanies the eponymous exhibition at the Musée de l’Armée, co-organised with the Fondation Napoléon, on the occasion of the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon I…
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PublicationCahiers de Sainte-Hélène. Les 500 derniers jours (1820-1821)Book in French General Bertrand began his account of the time he spent on St Helena as a personal diary by means of cryptic notes. But as he gradually became aware that his Cahiers were a key witness to the events in question, especially as…
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PublicationDessiner pour Napoléon: Trésors de la secrétairerie d’État impériale (exhibition catalogue)Book in French This work was awarded a “Prix Spécial 2021” from the Académie Nationale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Bordeaux, in March 2022. Find out more.
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PublicationMystères de Paris [Mysteries of Paris]Every fan of Paris must have this entertaining work with its fluid and poetic writing, to savour as he or she wishes to discover the little-known histories of the city. We highly recommended slipping it into one’s pocket in anticipation of a stroll (whether real…
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PublicationNapoléon saint. L’Empereur au Paradis. Contribution à l’imaginaire politique françaisBook in French (translation of title: Holy Napoleon. The Emperor in Paradise. Contribution to the French political imagination) Vincent Petit gives us a fascinating analysis of the little-treated subject of the setting up of the celebration of Saint Napoleon’s Day on 15 August, during the Empire…