Letters of Napoleon
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Letters of Napoleon

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Letters of Napoleon

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This vintage book comprises a fascinating collection of Bonaparte's letters; selected, translated, and edited by J. M. Thompson. This anthology forms one of the most truthful and interesting collections of historical documents pertaining to the famous French military and political leader - Napoleon Bonaparte. It offers the reader an interesting and unparalleled insight into his mind and personal life in 292 letters. The letters contained herein include: 'The Brothers', 'His Father's Death', 'The Corsican's Patriot', 'History of Corsica', 'Brothers Louis', 'The Young Jacobin', 'Paris in Revolution', 'Heroics', 'Brother's Joseph', 'Paris Life', 'Fatalism', 'Whiff of Grape-Shot', 'First Night', 'Separation', etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this text now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 The Brothers
  7. 2 His Father’s Death
  8. 3 The Corsican Patriot
  9. 4 History of Corsica
  10. 5 Brother Louis
  11. 6 The Young Jacobin
  12. 7 Paris in Revolution
  13. 8 Heroics
  14. 9 Brother Joseph
  15. 10 Paris Life
  16. 11 Fatalism
  17. 12 ‘Whiff of Grape-Shot’
  18. 13 First Night
  19. 14 JosĂ©phine—Separation
  20. 15 Joséphine, in Absence
  21. 16 Death
  22. 17 Difficulties of a General
  23. 18 The Directory
  24. 19 Divided Command
  25. 20 Patron of Learning
  26. 21 Revolt of Pavia
  27. 22 Making War Pay
  28. 23 Generals’ Characters
  29. 24 War Commissioners
  30. 25 Correcting a Cardinal
  31. 26 Italia Fara Da Se
  32. 27 The Army in Italy
  33. 28 Venice
  34. 29 Ligurian Republic
  35. 30 The Army and Paris
  36. 31 Music and Morals
  37. 32 Occupation of Corfu
  38. 33 Adriatic Policy
  39. 34 Austrian Negotiators
  40. 35 Apostolic Succession
  41. 36 Constitution-Making
  42. 37 France and Italy
  43. 38 Venice Again
  44. 39 Fersen
  45. 40 Invasion of England
  46. 41 Naval Strategy
  47. 42 Misanthropy
  48. 43 A Letter of Condolence
  49. 44 Cairo Rebels
  50. 45 Syrian Campaign
  51. 46 Slave-Trade
  52. 47 Israel in Egypt
  53. 48 Allocations
  54. 49 KlĂ©ber’s Command
  55. 50 Brumaire
  56. 51 Local Government
  57. 52 Peace Proposals
  58. 53 National Government
  59. 54 Statuary
  60. 55 The De Staëls
  61. 56 Censorship and Police
  62. 57 After Marengo
  63. 58 The Bourbons
  64. 59 Hanover & Egypt
  65. 60 Boys’ Schools
  66. 61 Public Opinion
  67. 62 JérÎme Goes to Sea
  68. 63 The Pope’s Devoted Son
  69. 64 Sebastiani’s Mission
  70. 65 Switzerland
  71. 66 Advice to an Archbishop
  72. 67 Joan of Arc
  73. 68 Rewards for Clergy
  74. 69 Theory of Heat
  75. 70 Secretariate
  76. 71 Pauline
  77. 72 English Invasion
  78. 73 Irish Invasion
  79. 74 Cadoudal Plot
  80. 75 Pauline Again
  81. 76 Naval Programme
  82. 77 Night-Piece
  83. 78 Barere
  84. 79 ÉmigrĂ©s and Nuns
  85. 80 West Indian Expedition
  86. 81 ‘L’empire, C’est La Paix’
  87. 82 Imperial Pictures
  88. 83 Turkey and Russia
  89. 84 A Teaching Order
  90. 85 Agriculture
  91. 86 Senators on Circuit
  92. 87 Persia
  93. 88 Court Mourning
  94. 89 MĂšsalliance
  95. 90 Coronation
  96. 91 Press and Stage
  97. 92 Hints for a Viceroy
  98. 93 Lese-Majeste
  99. 94 Genoese Sailors
  100. 95 Plombieres Water
  101. 96 Villeneuve
  102. 97 England or Austria?
  103. 98 Card Catalogue
  104. 99 Pulpit Censorship
  105. 100 Ulm
  106. 101 Three Emperors
  107. 102 Austerlitz
  108. 103 Peace Demonstrations
  109. 104 Bride for EugĂšne
  110. 105 Emperor and Pope
  111. 106 Paternal
  112. 107 Church Papers
  113. 108 Liturgiology
  114. 109 “Buy French”
  115. 110 Berthier
  116. 111 Discipline
  117. 112 Italian Budget
  118. 113 Eugene Married
  119. 114 Forced Labour
  120. 115 History
  121. 116 Arc de Triomphe
  122. 117 Orders
  123. 118 Body-Guard
  124. 119 New Nobility
  125. 120 Turkish Embassy
  126. 121 Mounted Scouts
  127. 122 Enemy Booksellers
  128. 123 Muster-Rolls
  129. 124 The Jews
  130. 125 Prussia—Peace or War?
  131. 126 Austrian Alliance
  132. 127 Eve of Jena
  133. 128 Women
  134. 129 Poetry to Order
  135. 130 Poland
  136. 131 “Only one Woman”
  137. 132 Propaganda
  138. 133 Joséphine
  139. 134 Marie
  140. 135 Continental Sunday
  141. 136 Plain Words to Louis
  142. 137 The Papers Again
  143. 138 Louis Again
  144. 139 Dissolutton of Monasteries
  145. 140 Higher Education
  146. 141 History and Criticism
  147. 142 Press Campaign
  148. 143 Jealousy
  149. 144 A Girls’ School
  150. 145 Post-Haste
  151. 146 Titles for Electors
  152. 147 Copenhagen
  153. 148 Local Industries
  154. 149 Insult to the Army
  155. 150 Centenaries
  156. 151 Portugal
  157. 152 Occupation of Lisbon
  158. 153 Westphalia
  159. 154 Prussian Manners
  160. 155 Lucien’s Daughter
  161. 156 Sweden and India
  162. 157 JérÎme and his Ministers
  163. 158 The Spanish Throne
  164. 159 Official History
  165. 160 Spanish Court
  166. 161 Entertaining Spanish Princes
  167. 162 Ship-Building
  168. 163 Spanish Apologia
  169. 164 Jerîome’s Debts
  170. 165 Hundred Best Books
  171. 166 The War in Spain
  172. 167 Baylen and Spandau
  173. 168 Erfurt
  174. 169 Temple of Janus
  175. 170 Stein
  176. 171 Water-Works
  177. 172 The Rising Generation
  178. 173 Candlemas
  179. 174 Then and Now
  180. 175 Moore’s Retreat
  181. 176 Pew Rents
  182. 177 Intercession
  183. 178 Papal History
  184. 179 Saragossa
  185. 180 Gambling Saloons
  186. 181 Temporal Power
  187. 182 Freedom of the Seas
  188. 183 Travelling Library
  189. 184 Wagram
  190. 185 Encyclical
  191. 186 At the Front
  192. 187 Flushing and Talavera
  193. 188 Talavera: Second Thoughts
  194. 189 Paper Money War
  195. 190 Monks
  196. 191 Soult in Disgrace
  197. 192 Imperial Titles
  198. 193 Missionaries
  199. 194 Bavarian Troops
  200. 195 All’s Fair in War
  201. 196 Attempted Assassination
  202. 197 Church Policy
  203. 198 Miss Paterson
  204. 199 Divorce
  205. 200 Annexation of Holland
  206. 201 Continental Blockade
  207. 202 Rival Brides
  208. 203 Imperial Ballet
  209. 204 Courtship
  210. 205 Marriage
  211. 206 The ‘Black Cardinals’
  212. 207 Last Letter to Louis
  213. 208 Fouché Dismissed
  214. 209 America and the Blockade
  215. 210 ‘France First’
  216. 211 Prison Reform
  217. 212 Dutch Opinion
  218. 213 Pocket Battleships
  219. 214 Russia and the Blockade
  220. 215 Gallicanism
  221. 216 Babylonish Captivity
  222. 217 Ex-Service Men
  223. 218 Gallican Church
  224. 219 Beet-Sugar
  225. 220 Son and Heir
  226. 221 Russia—Peace or War?
  227. 222 Royal Baptism
  228. 223 Work for the Unemployed
  229. 224 Prefect and Public
  230. 225 Ireland Again
  231. 226 Spies Punished
  232. 227 English Assassins
  233. 228 Wardrobe
  234. 229 A Wife’s Duty
  235. 230 Hostages
  236. 231 Josephine’s Extravagance
  237. 232 English Prisoners
  238. 233 Home Office Agenda
  239. 234 Casinos
  240. 235 Court Circular
  241. 236 Books on Russia
  242. 237 Espionage
  243. 238 Imperial Porcelain
  244. 239 Soup-Kitchens
  245. 240 Public School System
  246. 241 Abducting the Pope
  247. 242 Nursery News
  248. 243 Putting Russia in the Wrong
  249. 244 Opening Moves
  250. 245 Smolensk
  251. 246 Foraging
  252. 247 Borodino
  253. 248 Moscow
  254. 249 Retreat
  255. 250 The Beresina
  256. 251 A New Way with the Pope
  257. 252 Russia: Official
  258. 253 Murat
  259. 254 Economy
  260. 255 Bad Officers
  261. 256 Punishing Hamburg
  262. 257 Appeal to Austria
  263. 258 Armistice
  264. 259 Thanksgiving Services
  265. 260 Propriety
  266. 261 Play-Acting
  267. 262 The Peace-Lover
  268. 263 Obituary
  269. 264 The End in Spain
  270. 265 Empire Day
  271. 266 Junot
  272. 267 Juvenilia
  273. 268 Conscription
  274. 269 Flags
  275. 270 Louis Again
  276. 271 Towards Terms
  277. 272 Joseph’s Choice
  278. 273 Invasion
  279. 274 Paris in War-Time
  280. 275 Deserters
  281. 276 Commissariat
  282. 277 Atrocities
  283. 278 Forlorn Hope
  284. 279 Publicity
  285. 280 Napoleon of Navarre
  286. 281 Appeal to Austria
  287. 282 Sovereignty
  288. 283 Exile
  289. 284 Elban Navy
  290. 285 Elban Budget
  291. 286 The Last of Elba
  292. 287 Paper War
  293. 288 Da Capo
  294. 289 Circular Letter
  295. 290 After Waterloo
  296. 291 The Next Phase?
  297. 292 Themistocles
  298. Index of Names
  299. A Short Index of Subjects