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The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Illustrated)
Table of Contents
The Life of Napoleon
Chapter I. Napoleon’s Youth and Early Surroundings—His School Days at Brienne
Chapter II. Napoleon in Paris—Lieutenant of Artillery—Literary Work—Napoleon and the Revolution
Chapter III. Napoleon and Robespierre—Out of Work—General-in-Chief of the Army of the Interior
Chapter IV. Napoleon’s Courtship and Marriage—His Devotion to Josephine
Chapter V. The First Italian Campaign—Napoleon’s Way of Making War
Chapter VI. Napoleon’s Return to Paris—The Egyptian Campaign—The 18th Brumaire
Chapter VII. Napoleon as Statesman and Lawgiver—The Finances—The Industries—The Public Works
Chapter VIII. Return of the Emigres—The Concordat—Legion of Honor—Code Napoleon
Chapter IX. Opposition to the Centralization of the Government—General Prosperity
Chapter X. Preparations for War with England—Flotilla at Boulogne—Sale of Louisiana
Chapter XI. Opposition to Napoleon—The Establishment of the Empire—King of Italy
Chapter XII. Campaign of 1805—Campaign of 1806–1807—Peace of Tilsit
Chapter XIII. Extension of Napoleon’s Empire—Family Affairs
Chapter XIV. The Berlin Decree—War in the Peninsula—The Bonapartes on the Spanish Throne
Chapter XV. Disaster in Spain—Alexander and Napoleon in Council—Napoleon at Madrid
Chapter XVI. Talleyrand’s Treachery—The Campaign of 1809—Wagram
Chapter XVII. The Divorce—A New Wife—An Heir to the Crown
Chapter XVIII. Trouble with the Pope—The Conscription—Evasions of the Blockade—The Tilsit Agreement Broken
Chapter XIX. The Russian Campaign—The Burning of Moscow—A New Army
Chapter XX. Campaign of 1813—Campaign of 1814—Abdication
Chapter XXI. Ruler of the Island of Elba—Return to Paris—The Hundred Days—The Second Abdication
Chapter XXII. Napoleon’s Surrender to England—Sent to St. Helena—Life in Exile—Death of Napoleon
Chapter XXIII. The Second Funeral of Napoleon—Removal of Napoleon’s Remains from St. Helena to the Banks of the Seine in 1840
Life of Josephine
Chapter I. Family—Early Surroundings—Eugene de Beauharnais—Marriage—Separation from Her Husband
Chapter II. Josephine in the Revolution—Imprisoned at Les Carmes—Struggle for Existence—Marriage with Bonaparte
Chapter III. Bonaparte goes to Italy—Josephine at Milan—Triumphal Tour in Italy—Bonaparte Leaves for Egypt
Chapter IV. Bonaparte is Made First Consul—Josephine’s Tact in Public Life—Her Personal Charm—Malmaison
Chapter V. The Question of Succession—Marriage of Hortense—Josephine Empress of the French People—The Coronation
Chapter VI. Etiquette Regulating Josephine’s Life—Royal Journeys—Tact of the Empress—Extravagance in Dress
Chapter VII. Josephine not Allowed to go to Poland—Fear of Divorce—The Reconciliation of 1807–1808—The Campaign of 1809 and Its Effect on Napoleon
Chapter VIII. Napoleon Returns to France—Josephine’s Unhappiness—Napoleon’s View of a Divorce—The Way in which the Divorce was Effected
Chapter IX. After the Divorce—Navarre—Josephine’s Suspicions of the Emperor—Her Gradual Return to Happiness
Chapter X. Effect on Josephine of Disasters in Russia—Anxiety During Campaign of 1813—Flight from Paris—Death in 1814
Autographs of Napoleon from 1785–18163
Table of the Bonaparte Family
Chronology of the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Ida M. Tarbell
With the Biography of Josephine Empress of the French
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A few days later Napoleon called for some one in the ranks who wrote a good hand to come to him. Junot offered himself, and sat down close to the battery to write the letter. He had scarcely finished when a bomb thrown by the English burst near by and covered him and his letter with earth.
“Good,” said Junot, laughing, “I shall not need any sand to dry the ink.”
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