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The History of Napoleon Buonaparte, by
John Gibson Lockhart This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
Author: John Gibson Lockhart
Release Date: January 23, 2006 [EBook #17579]
Language: English
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THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE
BY
JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART
LONDON & TORONTO J.M. DENT & SONS LTD. NEW YORK E.P. DUTTON & CO
First issue of this edition: February 1906
Reprinted: April 1906; May 1907; July 1909; November 1910; November 1912; March 1915
INTRODUCTION
[LOCKHART, 1794-1854]
"Nations yet to come will look back upon his history as to some grand and supernatural romance. The fiery energy of his youthful career, and the magnificent progress of his irresistible ambition, have invested his character with the mysterious grandeur of some heavenly appearance; and when all the lesser tumults and lesser men of our age shall have passed away into the darkness of
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
by John Gibson Lockhart