Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher: DigiCat
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1422
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete" by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte: Complete & Illustrated
Author: L. A. Fauvelet De BourriennePublisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
ISBN: 6155564264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2215
Book Description
The Memoirs of the time of Napoleon may be divided into two classes—those by marshals and officers, of which Suchet's is a good example, chiefly devoted to military movements, and those by persons employed in the administration and in the Court, giving us not only materials for history, but also valuable details of the personal and inner life of the great Emperor and of his immediate surroundings. Of this latter class the Memoirs of Bourrienne are among the most important. Long the intimate and personal friend of Napoleon both at school and from the end of the Italian campaigns in 1797 till 1802—working in the same room with him, using the same purse, the confidant of most of his schemes, and, as his secretary, having the largest part of all the official and private correspondence of the time passed through his hands, Bourrienne occupied an invaluable position for storing and recording materials for history. The Memoirs of his successor, Meneval, are more those of an esteemed private secretary; yet, valuable and interesting as they are, they want the peculiarity of position which marks those of Bourrienne, who was a compound of secretary, minister, and friend. The accounts of such men as Miot de Melito, Raederer, etc., are most valuable, but these writers were not in that close contact with Napoleon enjoyed by Bourrienne. Bourrienne's position was simply unique, and we can only regret that he did not occupy it till the end of the Empire. Thus it is natural that his Memoirs should have been largely used by historians, and to properly understand the history of the time, they must be read by all students. They are indeed full of interest for every one. But they also require to be read with great caution. When we meet with praise of Napoleon, we may generally believe it, for, as Thiers (Consulat., ii. 279) says, Bourrienne need be little suspected on this side, for although he owed everything to Napoleon, he has not seemed to remember it. But very often in passages in which blame is thrown on Napoleon, Bourrienne speaks, partly with much of the natural bitterness of a former and discarded friend, and partly with the curious mixed feeling which even the brothers of Napoleon display in their Memoirs, pride in the wonderful abilities evinced by the man with whom he was allied, and jealousy at the way in which he was outshone by the man he had in youth regarded as inferior to himself. Sometimes also we may even suspect the praise. Thus when Bourrienne defends Napoleon for giving, as he alleges, poison to the sick at Jaffa, a doubt arises whether his object was to really defend what to most Englishmen of this day, with remembrances of the deeds and resolutions of the Indian Mutiny, will seem an act to be pardoned, if not approved; or whether he was more anxious to fix the committal of the act on Napoleon at a time when public opinion loudly blamed it. The same may be said of his defence of the massacre of the prisoners of Jaffa.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Vol. 1 of 4 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet De BourriennePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396823343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Excerpt from Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Vol. 1 of 4 With the copious materials he possessed, M. De Bourrienne has produced a work, which, for deep interest, excitement and amusement, can scarcely be paralleled by any of the numerous and excellent memoirs for which the literature of France is so justly celebrated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Memoirs Of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete
Author: Fauvelet de Bourrienne Louis AntoinePublisher: Double 9 Books
ISBN: 9789358018479
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte is a biography of Napoleon Bonaparte written by his personal secretary, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne. The book was published in four volumes between 1829 and 1831. The Memoirs cover Napoleon's life from his early days in Corsica to his exile on Saint Helena. Bourrienne was a close confidante of Napoleon and had access to a wealth of information about his life and career. He provides detailed accounts of Napoleon's military campaigns, political alliances, and personal relationships. The Memoirs also shed light on the personality of Napoleon, his ambition, his love affairs, and his relationships with his family members and advisors. Bourrienne portrays Napoleon as a complex and often contradictory figure, with both strengths and weaknesses. The Memoirs were widely read and praised for their detailed and intimate portrayal of Napoleon, but they were also criticized for their partiality and lack of objectivity. Bourrienne was often accused of whitewashing Napoleon's actions and motives, and the accuracy of some of his accounts has been disputed. Despite these criticisms, the Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte remains an important source of information about one of the most influential figures in European history, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte - Complete
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher:
ISBN: 9781523944972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne was a French diplomat in the late 18th and early 19th century, and today he's best known for memoirs about the famous French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Working with Napoleon
Author: de Claude-FrançoisPublisher: Enigma Books
ISBN: 1936274205
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
Napoleon always sells very well. A classic of the genre. Long out of print with a complete index of names.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourriennePublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages :
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