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Napoleon on Elba: Diary of an Eyewitness to Exile

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#327450-XD21
Titel	Napoleon on Elba: Diary of an Eyewitness to Exile
Auteur	Campbell, Neil
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Welwyn Garden City : Ravenhall Books
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	1905043007
ISBN13	9781905043002
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, some b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	In April 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, onetime emperor of France and master of Europe, was exiled to the island of Elba. Sir Neil Campbell was instructed to accompany the fallen monarch. Part guardian, part spy, Campbell monitored Napoleon and kept an observant watch on the comings and goings of his confidents and much reduced household staff. He eavesdropped on the island's gossip, conversed almost daily with Napoleon, attempted to gain his trust and sought to gauge his intentions. For a year, Campbell kept an intimate diary of events on the tiny island. It paints character studies of all the key personalities and wades into island gossip with relish. It records events as Napoleon builds an empire in miniature on Elba and it keeps an eye on the coming and going of agents and would-be assassi... (Lees verder)ns. Frank and enlightening it also reveals much about the personality of Napoleon and of the tensions and subterfuge within the exiled community as Napoleon devises and implements his plans for an escape.
Pagina's	206
Onderwerpen	Napoleon (12)
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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