Napoleon's Young Neighbor
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Excerpt from Napoleon's Young NeighborPassages in the last few years of N a polcou, is based on the Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena, by Mrs. Abell (elizabeth Balcombe), published in 1847 by John Murray.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfecti...
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- NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBOR
- Author of "Brenda; Her School and Her Club," "Brenda's Cousin at Radcliffe," "Brenda's Ward," "Amy in Acadia," etc. ILLUSTRATED BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1907 Copyright, 1907, By Little, Brown, and Company. All rights reserved Published October, 1907 Alfred Mudge & Son, Inc., Printers, Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
- TO DOROTHY E. B. WHOSE LOVE OF HISTORY BESPEAKS A WELCOME FOR THIS LITTLE VOLUME.
- NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA. From the painting by Delaroche
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBOR
- CHAPTER I
- GREAT NEWS
- JAMESTOWN
- CHAPTER II
- A DISTINGUISHED TENANT
- CHAPTER III
- FROM WATERLOO TO ST. HELENA
- THE EMBARKATION ON BOARD THE BELLEROPHON
- CHAPTER IV
- NAPOLEON AT THE BRIARS
- CHAPTER V
- BETSY'S BALL-GOWN
- CHAPTER VI
- A HORSE TAMER
- NAPOLEON
- CHAPTER VII
- OFF FOR LONGWOOD
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE GOVERNOR'S RULES
- CHAPTER IX
- ALL KINDS OF FUN
- THE BRIARS. From an old print
- CHAPTER X
- THE SERIOUS SIDE
- CHAPTER XI
- THE EMPEROR'S VISITORS
- CHAPTER XII
- THOUGHTLESS BETSY
- CHAPTER XIII
- LONGWOOD DAYS
- LONGWOOD
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE PARTING
- CHAPTER XV
- THE PANORAMA
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE LAST PICTURES
- THE END.
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- BRENDA, HER SCHOOL AND HER CLUB Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
- BRENDA'S SUMMER AT ROCKLEY Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
- BRENDA'S COUSIN AT RADCLIFFE A College Story for Girls Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens.
- BRENDA'S BARGAIN Illustrated by Ellen Bernard Thompson.
- AMY IN ACADIA Illustrated by Katherine Pyle.
- BRENDA'S WARD Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
- IRMA AND NAP A Story for Younger Girls Illustrated by Clara E. Atwood.
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