Publications : 83
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PublicationThe Memoirs of Walter Bagehot
From the publishers: Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) was a prominent English journalist, banker, and man of letters. For many years he was editor of The Economist, and to this day the magazine includes a weekly “Bagehot” column. His analyses of politics, economics, and public affairs were nothing short of brilliant. Sadly, he left no memoir. How, then, […]
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PublicationPhantom of the Guillotine – The Real Scarlet Pimpernel: Louis Bayard – Lewis Duval 1769-1844
From the publishers: “In Phantom of the Guillotine, Elizabeth Sparrow has delved deep into the murky world of espionage to uncover the man behind Baroness Orczy's fictional Scarlet Pimpernel. Having escaped the guillotine at Lyon, Louis Bayard's life was a web of intrigue. Of bourgeois origin, yet libing on the fringes of high society, he […]
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PublicationNapoleon’s Sisters: Three Italian Destinies
From the publishers: This catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to Elisa, Pauline and Caroline Bonaparte is not just a presentation of the objects on show at the Musée Marmottan-Monet in Les soeurs de Napoléon – Trois destins italiens from 3 October, 2013, to 26 January, 2014. It is also a richly illustrated account of three […]
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PublicationEvaluating Empire and Confronting Colonialism in Eighteenth-Century Britain
From the publishers: This volume comprehensively examines the ways metropolitan Britons spoke and wrote about the British Empire during the short eighteenth century, from about 1730 to 1790. The work argues that following several decades of largely uncritical celebration of the empire as a vibrant commercial entity that had made Britain prosperous and powerful, a […]
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PublicationL’architecture de l’Empire entre France et Italie, 1795-1815
From the publishers: “This book is a study of the links between the French and the Italian architectural cultures during the Napoleonic period and in the era which immediately followed. It aims to provide a better understanding of French and Italian cultural influences on the modern architecture in European cities. ” In French and in Italian, […]
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PublicationNapoleon’s German Division in Spain, Volume Two: The Germans in Catalonia 1808-1813
From the publishers: “The unfortunate Germans who were thrown into the mincing machine of Catalonia and, in particular, the worst-managed operations of the entire Peninsular War: the French sieges of Girona. This city became the grave of almost the entire German contingent and many others besides. Extracts from the diaries of participants in this grim […]
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PublicationExhibition Catalogue: "ITALIAN LIVES: NAPOLEON’S THREE SISTERS"
From the publishers: The exhibition “Italian Lives: Napoleon's Three Sisters” is currently on show at the Musée Marmottan in Paris, from 3 October, 2013, to 2 February, 2014. Napoleon I's sisters, Elisa, Pauline and Caroline, all had Italian destinies. The first became princess of Lucca, then Grand Duchess of Tuscany, representing the Emperor in Italy. The […]
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PublicationThe Battle of Barrosa, 1811 – Forgotten Battle of the Peninsular War
From the publishers: By the winter of 1810-11, the armies of Napoleon had overrun most of Spain and Joseph Bonaparte sat on the throne in Madrid. Yet the Spanish Government had found refuge in the fortress-port of Cadiz and the Spaniards refused to admit that they had been conquered. With a British army under Sir […]
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PublicationJoséphine Impératrice (Bara no Joséphine)
Bara no Joséphine is French history seen through the eyes of a famous Japanese shôjo-manga writer. And Candy Candy fans will enjoy the resemblance between the Josephine character and Candy herself – even down to the blonde hair! All the shôjo-manga codes are there: from the pointy chins (suitable for girls and implying goodness) to […]
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PublicationLeipzig, La bataille des Nations 16-19 octobre 1813
How can you write the story of a battle that took place two hundred years ago? This is precisely the question Bruno Colson tries to answer in his book on the battle of Leipzig. Well-known for his research on the Napoleonic Wars, Colson presents here a very detailed account, though it is one that is […]