Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon by Elizabeth Balcombe A... - 9781108035408
Recollections of the Emperor NapoleonDuring the First Three Years of his Captivity on the Island of St. Helena\nAuthor(s): Elizabeth Balcombe Abell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108035408, 978-1108035408\nSynopsis\nAfter Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at Waterloo [tel], the British government exiled him to the island of St Helena, where he forged a friendship with Betsy Balcombe (later Abell, [tel], the thirteen-year-old daughter of the government official in whose premises he stayed while Longwood House was being prepared as his residence. In these vivid memoirs, first published in 1844, Abell recalls her time spent with Napoleon, painting a portrait of a humorous and boyish character, of whom she was initially afraid, but then came to view as a friend and companion. Recounting his arrival, his opinions on music, wine and religion, his thoughts on his surrender and his battle tactics, his way.
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