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Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows

by Ruth Scurr

Marking the 200th anniversary of his death, Napoleon is an unprecedented portrait of the emperor told through his engagement with the natural world. The most celebrated general in history, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) has for centuries attracted eminent male writers. Since Thomas Carlyle first christened him “our last Great Man,” regiments of biographers h

Publisher

Liveright Publishing Corporation

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781631492419