
Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon
During the First Three Years of his Captivity on the Island of St. Helena
Cambridge Library Collection - European History
Kirjeldus
First published in 1844, these memoirs by Betsy Balcombe (later Abell) recall her childhood friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte when he first arrived in exile on St Helena after the defeat of Waterloo, and offer an unusual view of one of the most significant figures of modern history.
