Napoleon: The Last Phase (1906) By Lord Roseberry
 
The Book details Napoleon's Final Years in Captivity.
 
British statesman and author ARCHIBALD PHILIP PRIMROSE, 5TH EARL OF ROSEBERY (1847-1929) served two terms as Foreign Secretary and one controversial tenure as Prime Minister in 1894-5. His political experience combined with his abiding interest in all things imperial surely makes him one of the most intriguing historians to write about the life of Napoleon. In this monograph, first published in 1900, Lord Rosebery looks at Napoleon's final years and the legacy he left behind, expounding upon the previous writings about the French emperor, especially with regards to his doubts about their veracity and completeness, and offering his thoughts on Napoleon's life in exile, the question of what title he should be afforded, Napoleon's impact upon democracy, and much more. This curious volume of 19th-century history will intrigue students of Napoleon and of historical commentary alike.
 
The literature -- Las Cases, Antommarchi, and others -- Gourgaud -- The deportation -- Sir Hudson Lowe -- The question of title -- The money question -- The question of custody -- Lord Bathurst -- The dramatis personæ -- The commissioners -- The emperor at home -- The conversations of Napoleon -- The supeme regret -- Napoleon and democracy -- The end. Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French 1769-1821 Captivity, 1815-1821. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French 1769-1821. France Politics and government 1789-1830. France History Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.
 
Hard Cover
271 pages
In Fair to Good Condition