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Napoleon's British visitors and captives, 1801-1815 — John Goldworth Alger

Napoleon's British visitors and captives, 1801-1815

John Goldworth Alger

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 265 pages

A historical study by John Goldworth Alger about Britons who travelled, lived or were held captive in Napoleonic France between 1801 and 1815. Drawing on contemporary sources, it describes Parisian society, encounters with Napoleon, and the hardships of internment, especially at Verdun. It offers a documented picture of British experience in a time of war and fragile peace.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. NAPOLEON’S BRITISH VISITORS AND CAPTIVES 1801–1815
  2. CONTENTS
  3. I INTRODUCTORY
  4. II THE VISITORS
  5. III AMUSEMENTS AND IMPRESSIONS
  6. IV CAPTIVITY
  7. V TWO RESTORATIONS
  8. APPENDIX
  9. INDEX OF NAMES
  10. OTHER VISITORS AND CAPTIVES.[309]
  11. FOOTNOTES:
  12. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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