Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 / For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary SourcesEmperor of the French Napoleon I
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 / For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796–1812 is a collection of historical correspondence compiled and translated by Henry Foljambe Hall. The letters trace Napoleon's relationship with Josephine and offer a personal view of the man amid his military and political career. It is worth listening for its blend of history, intimacy, and first-hand testimony from a turbulent era.
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Transcriber's note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Any page numbers lacking are those given to blank pages in the original text. frontispiece NAPOLEON'S LETTERS TO JOSEPHINE "When all the lesser tumults, and lesser men of our age, shall have passed away into the darkness of oblivion, history will still inscribe one mighty era with the majestic name of Napoleon."—Lockhart (in Lang's "Life and Letters of J. G. Lockhart," 1897, vol. i. 170).
NAPOLEON'S LETTERS TO JOSEPHINE 1796-1812 FOR THE FIRST TIME COLLECTED AND TRANSLATED, WITH NOTES SOCIAL, HISTORICAL, AND CHRONOLOGICAL, FROM CONTEMPORARY SOURCES BY HENRY FOLJAMBE HALL F.R.Hist.S. logo 1901 LONDON: J. M. DENT & CO. NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. At the Ballantyne Press PREFACE I have no apology to offer for the subject of this book, in view of Lord Rosebery's testimony that, until recently,
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