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Napoleon in Exile 2 Volume Set: Or, A Voice from St. Helena: The Opinions and Reflections of Napoleon on the Most Important Events of his Life and ... Collection - Naval and Military History) - Softcover
These 'opinions and reflections of Napoleon ... in his own words' were published in two volumes in 1822 (the year after the ex-emperor's death). Little is known about the early life and medical training of their author, Barry O'Meara (1770?-1836), but he happened to be on HMS Bellerophon when Napoleon came on board to surrender in August 1815. His medical experience and ability to speak Italian caused Bonaparte to ask him to act as his personal physician in his exile, and O'Meara obtained official permission to do so. However, relations between Napoleon's household and the governor of the island, Sir Hudson Lowe, deteriorated, and O'Meara was consequently required to leave in 1818. This fascinating and controversial work, which went into five editions, describes Napoleon's exile and records his opinions, but is also a polemic against Lowe's allegedly harsh treatment of his prisoner, later strongly denied by other witnesses.
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These 'opinions and reflections of Napoleon ... in his own words' were published in two volumes in 1822 by Barry O'Meara, who became the ex-emperor's physician during his final exile. This fascinating and controversial work is also a polemic against the allegedly harsh treatment of Napoleon, strongly denied by other witnesses.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1108081339
- ISBN 13 9781108081337
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages1112
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