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Dear Friends,
you will have noticed that we have been prey to certain technical problems recently, notably with the sending of the weekly news bulletin. Like London double-decker buses, for two weeks you got nothing, and then last week three came along all at once - and what is more the French and English versions went out at different times!
What can we say, other than that we are very sorry.
But resolved not let the technology get the better of them, Irene, Peter and Karine have struggled with what you might call the Y2K bug plus one! and we hope that we have wrestled the beast (also known as 'mail server') into submission. But maybe it has other tricks up its sleeve - we will be keeping a close watch!
Theoretically speaking, everything this week will be back to normal...
Thank you for your patience. I wish you an excellent new year and would be very happy to provide any further information you may require.
Thierry Lentz
Director of the Fondation Napoléon
lentz@napoleon.org
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO...
Paris, 21 January (1 Pluviôse), doctor Hagel was asked by the Interior Minister to publish his Chinese Dictionary, which Hagel had announced in London the previous year. This dictionary was to be augmented with material left by Fourmont, as well as many other elements. Printed at the government's expense, the dictionary was to contain more than 80,000 Chinese characters.
Paris, 21 January (1 Pluviôse), the Préfecture de police advised Parisians on the action to take in view of the recent flooding: "Fearing that the flood waters may have leaked into very many houses and caused damage which could result in accidents, the Préfet de police invites house-owners to have their cellars inspected by their architects or builders."
Gazette nationale, 2 Pluviôse.
Reminder
Amongst the new services offered, you can now choose the language in which you wish to receive the Bulletin, French and/or English: details on the site.
The links which you may have put in your Favourites may have changed: don't hesitate to contact us if you have a problem trying to find a page
Wishing you a very enjoyable, Napoleonic, week.
Peter Hicks
Web editor
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EACH WEEK, you will find:
- our Press Review bringing you information about articles published, snippets of information:
This week
- the Napoleonic roots of the Spanish peseta
- the Member's Bulletin of the Napoleonic Society of America
- a re-enactment in Pultusk, Poland
- the Dawson Collection at the Morrab Library, a fascinating library of Napoleonic images in Cornwall (UK). Visit our Napoleonic Directory for the catalogue.
- and recently published books in, Just published:
-- R. Price: The French Second Empire: an anatomy of political power
-- S. Burrows: French exile journalism and European politics, 1792-1814
What's on?
- auction of 19th-century paintings
- the French Presence Symposium in Pietermartizburg, (South Africa)
- bi-centenary conference for the Peace of Amiens.
The monthly features: January
- this month's book, selected by the editorial team: this month it's, Autour de l'"empoisonnement" de Napoléon
- in the Gallery, the Portrait of Madame Récamier, by Jacques-Louis David
- in the Reading Room, this month's article Napoleon's death, by Dr Arie Ribon
Watch out for the new Object of the month next week!
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