Books on Topic: 'Napoleon'

The animals of the Manor Farm lived badly because their farmer Mr. Jones, a mean and always drunk man, exploits them. One day Old Major, the old pig w...

Author Elizabeth Latimer synthesizes notes from a variety of sources to produce this summary of the nation of France in the 19th century.

These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the soldier —to...

This is a 'lightning biography' which serves as an introduction to the field of Napoleonic history. Its purpose is to enable the ordinary reader or wo...

The author and Napoleon become boyhood friends when they are eight years old in Corsica. They separate when Napoleon is transferred from the Military...

It describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man, who is disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry and looks for distractio...

Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association."

Step into the captivating world of power, ambition, and intrigue as you delve into the remarkable memoirs of one of history's most enigmatic figures -...

Step into the epic conclusion of an extraordinary journey through the annals of history as "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 03" reveals the grip...

Unravel the enigmatic legacy of an extraordinary emperor as "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 04" unveils the gripping conclusion of a remarkable...

The story follows Gabriel de Araceli, a young man from Cadiz who is caught up in the political turmoil of Spain in the early 19th century. He witnesse...

Through Russian Snows is a fictionalized account of Napoleon's disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. Henty focuses on a young British officer who joins...

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's "Popular History of France" is a comprehensive account of French history from its earliest beginnings to the 19th c...

Cádiz, the eighth installment in Benito Pérez Galdós's *Episodios Nacionales*, continues the story of Spain's struggle against Napoleonic rule. The no...

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's "A Popular History of France" is a comprehensive and engaging six-volume work that chronicles the history of France...

The Charterhouse of Parma tells the story of Fabrice del Dongo, a young Lombard nobleman whose life unfolds amidst the political and social upheaval o...

This biography of Klemens von Metternich, the influential Austrian foreign minister and chancellor, explores his role in shaping European politics dur...

Volume two of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, War and Peace, delves deeper into the lives of the characters amidst the tumultuous backdrop of Napoleon's inv...

Volume 3 of Leo Tolstoy's *War and Peace* continues to follow the lives of several Russian families during the tumultuous period of Napoleon's invasio...

This biography explores the life and work of Madame de Staël, a prominent figure in French intellectual and political circles during the late 18th and...

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's 'Story of Napoleon' delves into the life of one of history's most significant figures. Beginning with his humble origin...

Liebesbriefe der Marquise erzählt die Geschichte von Delphine Montjoie, einer Marquise aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, deren Leben von den Wirren der französ...

Celebrated Crimes, Volume 7, Part 3: Murat tells the story of Joachim Murat, a French marshal and King of Naples, whose life took a dramatic turn afte...

This volume in the 'Beacon Lights of History' series focuses on prominent European statesmen of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. John Lord delv...