Working with Napoleon
memoirs of napoleon bonaparte by his private secretary
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- Paperback
798 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2011
Summary
To be employed by a towering military and political figure such as Napoleon Bonaparte during the entire period of his active life gives the astute observer an incomparably privileged position. Claude Fran?ois de Méneval remained a secretary and close confidant of the emperor from 1802 to 1815 and was especially attached to the Empress Marie Louise. Thanks to the author’s notes and exceptional memory, these memoirs were published in 1894 and immediately became the most authoritative document u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781936274192 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1936274191 |
| Author: | Baron Claude-François de Meneval |
| Publisher: | Enigma Books |
| Imprint: | Enigma Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 798 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 854g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Baron Claude-François de Meneval
Baron Claude-Francois de Neneval was born in Paris in 1778 and spoke good English, learned through a British nanny. He was an excellent student and wrote several novels. Through his friend, the author Palissot, he met Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother, who introduced him to the future emperor. From then on he worked for Napoleon as his main secretary. He died in Paris in 1850.
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