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Napoleon in his own defence; being a reprint of certain letters written by Napoleon from St. Helena to Lady Clavering, and a reply by Theodore Hook; with which are incorporated notes and an essay on Napoleon as a man of letters

Title: Napoleon in his own defence; being a reprint of certain letters written by Napoleon from St. Helena to Lady Clavering, and a reply by Theodore Hook; with which are incorporated notes and an essay on Napoleon as a man of letters, by Clement Shorter.
Author: Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926
Publication: London, New York, Cassell, 1910.

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Description

xliv, 283 p. front., ports.; 24 cm.

Subject

Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821 > Captivity

Note

With reproductions of title-pages of Letters from the cape of Good Hope, 1817, and Facts illustrative of the treatment of Napoleon [by Theodore Hook] 1819.

Contents

Introduction.--I. Napoleon as a man of letters. Suggested by the republication of his "Letters from the Cape." By the editor.--II. Letters from the Cape. Attributed to O'Meara and Las Cases, but actually written by Napoleon. With a prefatory note by the editor.--III. Napoleon in St. Helena. By Theodore Hook, being a reply to the "Letters from the Cape." With a prefatory note on Hook by the editor.--Appendix: Hitherto unpublished letters by T.H. Brooke, secretary to the governor of St. Helena.--Index.

Call Number

DGB (Napoleon. Napoleon in his own defence)

LCCN

11002030

OCLC

1186419

Author

Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926, ed.

Title

Napoleon in his own defence; being a reprint of certain letters written by Napoleon from St. Helena to Lady Clavering, and a reply by Theodore Hook; with which are incorporated notes and an essay on Napoleon as a man of letters, by Clement Shorter.

Imprint

London, New York, Cassell, 1910.

Added Author

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.

Las Cases, Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné, comte de, 1766-1842. Attributed name

O'Meara, Barry Edward, 1786-1836. Attributed name

Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841.

Research Call Number

DGB (Napoleon. Napoleon in his own defence)

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