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Napoleon Bonaparte: England’s Prisoner by Frank Giles NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: ENGLAND’S PRISONER
by Frank Giles
read by John Lee
History • Unabridged
Blackstone Exclusive
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* packaged in a sturdy vinyl case.
Book ID(5549) - 6.8 hrs (est.), Published - 07/01/10
DESCRIPTION
Subtitle: The Emperor in Exile 1816-21

After his surrender to the Royal Navy, Napoleon became the object of massive English public interest. He would live out his last years on the island of St. Helena without ever admitting to being a prisoner. This close study of Napoleon in captivity attempts to reconstruct an authentic portrait of the fallen emperor by examining contemporary documents and records of public opinion. Napoleon worked hard to obfuscate his history of tyranny with a legend elevating him as the architect of a federation of free European peoples, thwarted by reactionary monarchs and British envy. Many English citizens collaborated in this legend, and joined in the condemnation of Napoleon's jailer and guardian, Sir Hudson Lowe. Frank Giles takes a fresh, balanced look at both Lowe and Napoleon, condemned to each other on an island for six years.



REVIEWS

“A judicious and well-researched contribution to this debate.”—Sunday Telegraph

"Will spark controversy about Napoleon’s life and death on St. Helena."—History Today

“This is a lively, readable account, and its revisionist view rings true.”—Kirkus Reviews

“What emerges most clearly from Giles's investigation is the fascinating variety of contradictory opinions about Napoleon….Recommended especially for academic libraries and public libraries with an interest in Napoleonic studies.”—Library Journal

“Readers will find Giles's descriptions of Napoleon in exile no longer battling Wellington over countries, but battling Lowe over the protocols of dinner invitations and his right to be called emperor, both poignant and pathetic….Giles is a straightforward writer and a diligent researcher….”—Publishers Weekly



FRANK GILES (born 1919- ) was editor of the Sunday Times (London) from 1981 to 1983 and is the author of The Locust Years: The Story of the Fourth French Republic, 1946-1958.



* packaged in a sturdy vinyl case.
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