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Author : Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon written by Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lucia Elizabeth Abell
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 : 1781551359
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Napoleon & Betsy written by Lucia Elizabeth Abell and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Napoleon and Betsy Balcombe is an unusual and fascinating tale. A fallen Emperor who once controlled most of Europe makes friends with an impudent, pretty and spirited young English girl, just about the celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Betsy produced a book full of interest, but notwithstanding that the book wanders backwards and forward chronologically, the general tenor of the relationship between this young girl and Napoleon is beyond question, and it was of an unusual and extremely friendly nature. Napoleon's fall from an unprecedented position of power to humiliating confinement must have been an impossible burden to have lived with, and yet, despite this - or possibly because of it - Napoleon befriended this child and held genuine affection for her. Despite the naivety, the warmth of the friendship between the ex-emperor and little 'Mees' Balcombe shines through, and her text is well-worth providing in this new edition. Napoleon was at the Briars for eight weeks, but the family were very close to the community at Longwood, some two miles further up hill and inland, and visited weekly, sometimes more often. It was here, as Betsy matured and grew more responsible, that the friendship developed, to the extent that she assisted Napoleon with his attempts at English. She was daring as well as impudent and with an irrepressible sense of humour she unlocked the inner child in Napoleon that led to the famous friendship. He found her boldness amusing and occasionally alarming. It must have been a welcome diversion from his darker thoughts.
Author : Brian Unwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857717332
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Terrible Exile written by Brian Unwin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its height, the Napoleonic Empire spanned much of mainland Europe. Feted and feared by millions of citizens, Napoleon was the most powerful and famous man of his age. But following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo the future of the one-time Emperor of France seemed irredeemably bleak. How did the brilliant tactician cope with being at the mercy of his captors? How did he react to a life in exile on St Helena - and how did the other inhabitants of that isolated and impregnable island respond to his presence there? And what tactics did he develop to preserve his legacy in such drastically reduced circumstances? Tracing events from the dramatic defeat at Waterloo to his death six years later, this is the first modern comprehensive account of the last phase of Napoleon's life. Drawing on many previously overlooked journals and letters, Brian Unwin has pieced together a remarkably vivid account of Napoleon's final years which also offers fresh insights into the character of this giant of European history. Through his initial flight from the battlefield and his journey into exile on St Helena, Napoleon refused to accept that he would not be allowed to return to somewhere in Europe or even America. He railed against every aspect of his imprisonment and conspired to make life as difficult as possible for his unfortunate jailer, Hudson Lowe, whose impossible situation is sympathetically described here. Confined with him in the damp and confined Longwood House, life was also uncomfortable for those loyal companions who chose to journey with him into exile. Unsurprisingly for such a man of action, Napoleon bitterly resented being under constant supervision when he ventured outside his house and suffered acutely from boredom as much as from his physical ailments. Contrary to the strict wishes of the English he refused to accept any diminution in his status: 'Je ne suis pas le General Bonaparte, je suis L'Empereur Napoleon.' But gradually Napoleon came to think less about escape and more about how he would be remembered by future generations, spending hour after hour dictating the story of his campaigns to Count Las Cases, the companion who had travelled with him chiefly to act as his amanuensis. Terrible Exile brilliantly evokes the claustrophobic atmosphere of life on St Helena, offering a colourful and original history of the period as well as a persuasive psychological portrait of a great man in reduced circumstances. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in Napoleonic history and is an important addition to our understanding of the subject.
Author : Barry Edward O'Meara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Napoleon in Exile; or, a voice from St. Helena written by Barry Edward O'Meara and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, on the Island of St. Helena written by Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Publisher : Ravenhall Books
ISBN 13 : 9781905043033
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book To Befriend an Emperor written by Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell and published by Ravenhall Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Elizabeth Balcombe, or Betsy to friends and family, found life on the remote island of St Helena intolerably dull. Most fourteen-year-olds would. Her father had been posted to that unforgiving station in the Atlantic and, being a family man, he took his family with him. Life was bleak in Balcombe's bungalow on the fringe of James Town. But then, in October 1815, the situation was transformed by the arrival of an unusual visitor. Napoleon Bonaparte, one-time master of Europe, now prisoner and exile, stepped ashore. The Balcombes, like all the islanders, were amazed. And even more so when Napoleon, taking a fancy to their bungalow (the Briars) moved in with them. Betsy, overcoming her surprise at sharing her home with an emperor, delighted in his company and the two became firm friends. Miss Betsy Balcombe made the most of her time with the world's most famous prisoner, keenly observing all around her, noting down conversations, recording moods. The result is a unique set of memoirs which records in astonishing detail an almost unbelievable story. That of how a precocious teenager and an emperor talked, argued, played, confided and teased their way through grim years of exile on the barren rock of St Helena. This attractive, illustrated edition brings this remarkable story back to life.
Author : Betsy (Elizabeth) Balcombe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520103327
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, During the First Three Years of His Captivity on the Island of St. Helena written by Betsy (Elizabeth) Balcombe and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Waterloo had been lost. Louis XVIII had been restored to the French throne and Napoleon would never again rule France. He was sent to live out his days on the small island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. Whilst in exile Napoleon befriended the British family, the Balcombes, of which Elizabeth, nicknamed Betsy, was the youngest. He was a frequent guest at the Balcombe's house, the Briars, and even lived with them whilst his residence, Longwood House, was being restored. Betsy's unique memoir of her time with Napoleon portrays the French leader not as the ruthless general of the battlefield but instead as a personable gentleman who enjoys the company and jokes of the teenage girl. Over the months that Betsy lived on St. Helena with Napoleon they developed a firm friendship and she was able to gain remarkable insight into the world of this former terror of Europe, from his taste for liquorice to his distaste for English music. Recollections Of The Emperor Napoleon is a fascinating account of Napoleon Bonaparte after he had fallen from power, it is essential reading for anyone wishing to read about the more human side of this famous nineteenth century leader. Betsy Balcombe befriended Napoleon during his last years on St. Helena. She was thirteen at the time of his stay at her house. She affectionately called Napoleon "Boney". Much has been written about Napoleon and Betsy, and a number of films have also been made. This book was published in 1844 and she died in 1871.
Author : Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781293455944
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (559 download)
Download or read book Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, on the Island of St. Helena written by Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-01-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Recollections Of The Emperor Napoleon, On The Island Of St. Helena: Including The Time Of His Residence At Her Father's House, "The Briars" 3 Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell Sampson Low, 1873
Author : Mrs (Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe) Abell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540727268
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, During the First Three Years of His Captivity on the Island of St. Helena written by Mrs (Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe) Abell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, during the first three years of his captivity on the island of St. Helena is the amazing memoir of Lucia Abell, who befriended the exiled Napoleon. First published in 1844, it is one of the most cited sources on Napoleon's exile years.
Author : Louis Etienne St. Denis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Napoleon from the Tuileries to St. Helena written by Louis Etienne St. Denis and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anne Whitehead
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760112933
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Betsy and the Emperor written by Anne Whitehead and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was sent into exile on Saint Helena. He became an 'eagle in a cage', reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed by the pretty teenage daughter of a local merchant, Betsy Balcombe. Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's last years on Saint Helena, revealing the central role of the Balcombe family. She also lays to rest two centuries of speculation about Betsy's relationship with Napoleon. After Napoleon's death, Betsy travelled to Australia in 1823 with her father, who was appointed the first Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales. When the family lost their fortune, she returned to London and published a memoir that made her a celebrity. With her extraordinary connections to royalty and high society, Betsy Balcombe led a life worthy of a Regency romance, but she was always fighting for her independence. This new account reveals Napoleon at his most vulnerable, human and reflective, and a woman caught in some of the most dramatic events of her time. 'Anne Whitehead deftly weaves a lively, poignant tale of Napoleon's last years on St Helena and the precocious teenager whose impudent charm briefly enlivened his exile. Her indefatigable pursuit of a tantalising archival trail takes her readers from St Helena to England, Scotland, France and New South Wales, uncovering a life curiously shadowed by its early brush with fame.' - Professor Penny Russell, University of Sydney
Author : Louis-Etienne Saint-Denis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Napoleon from the Tuileries to St. Helena written by Louis-Etienne Saint-Denis and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louis Etienne St. Denis
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290565721
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (657 download)
Download or read book Napoleon from the Tuileries to St. Helena, Personal Recollections written by Louis Etienne St. Denis and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781550342
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Napoleon and Betsy written by Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fascinating tale of a fallen Emperor, who became the best friend of this thirteen-year-old English girl. It is the first modern edition of this classic text. Napoleon and Betsy, a major Hollywood film, is currently in production starring Al Pacino as Napoleon and Emma Watson as Betsy.
Author : Margaret Rodenberg
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1647420172
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Finding Napoleon written by Margaret Rodenberg and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Rodenberg inventively uses Bonaparte’s own unfinished novel to tell the story of the despot’s rise to power, which she juxtaposes against the story of his last love affair. Told creatively and with excellent research!” —Stephanie Dray, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of America's First Daughter and The Women of Chateau Lafayette “Beautiful and poignant.” —Allison Pataki, New York Times best-selling author of The Queen’s Fortune With its delightful adaptation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s real attempt to write romantic fiction, Finding Napoleon: A Novel offers a fresh take on Europe’s most powerful man after he’s lost everything—except his last love. A forgotten woman of history—the audacious Countess Albine—helps narrate their tale of intrigue, desire, and betrayal. After the defeated Emperor Napoleon goes into exile on tiny St. Helena Island in the remote South Atlantic, he and his lover, Albine de Montholon, plot to escape and rescue his young son. Banding together enslaved Africans, British sympathizers, a Jewish merchant, a Corsican rogue, and French followers, they confront British opposition—as well as treachery within their own ranks—with sometimes subtle, sometimes bold, but always desperate action. Amid his passions and intrigues, Napoleon finishes his real novel Clisson that he started writing as a young man. Now it's a father's message to the young son whom his enemies took from him, but how can they get it to the boy? When Napoleon and Albine break faith with one another, ambition and Albine’s husband threaten their reconciliation. To succeed, Napoleon must learn whom to trust. To survive, Albine must decide whom to betray. This elegant, richly researched novel reveals the Napoleon history conceals and the Countess Albine history has forgotten.
Author : Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110803540X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon written by Elizabeth Balcombe Abell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1844, these memoirs recount a child's friendship with the exiled Bonaparte on St Helena.
Author : Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon written by Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
