Napoleon

Author: Emile
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: The halo and illusions imposed upon Napoleon by journalists, historians, and poets all vanish before the awe-inspiring realism of this book, yet the hero is not diminished thereby; on the contrary, his image becomes even more towering. Thus we learn how glorious truth is when anyone has the courage to speak it. The author selects typical examples from his birth to death, employing a masterful pen not only to bring the subject Napoleon to life but also to make other characters seem to rise from the dead. On the island, the inhabitants united to fight against their enemies—the French invaders. The battle took place in the wilderness of the mountains, and this young woman of nineteen also followed her husband to the front. People were reluctant to see city nobles, whose eyes fixate even on the way to church, on the island. The islanders did not pay her special attention either, for here, only honor and bravery could demonstrate the nobility of a person. The author selects typical examples from his birth to death, employing a masterful pen not only to bring the subject Napoleon to life but also to make other characters seem to rise from the dead.