The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1915. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 386 The eagle of the empi...
Chapters (49)
- The Little Countess takes Arms for Her Defence.
- THE EAGLE OF THE EMPIRE
- A STORY OF WATERLOO
- AUTHOR OF "The Island of Regeneration," "The Island of the Stairs," "Britton of the Seventh," Etc.
- With Frontispiece By THE KINNEYS
- A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by Arrangements with GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
- DEDICATION
- THE MOUNT VERNON TRUST COMPANY of MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE VIVE L'EMPEREUR
- Napoleon, Empereur des Français, au 5e Infanterie de la Ligne.
- Grenadiers du Garde Imperiale.
- "WATERLOO."
- BOOK I THE EMPEROR AT BAY
- CHAPTER I BEARERS OF EVIL TIDINGS
- CHAPTER II THE EMPEROR DREAMS
- CHAPTER III THE ARMY MARCHES AWAY
- CHAPTER IV MARTEAU AND BAL-ARRÊT RIDE
- CHAPTER V WHEN THE COSSACKS PASSED
- CHAPTER VI MARTEAU BARGAINS FOR THE WOMAN
- CHAPTER VII A RESCUE AND A SIEGE
- CHAPTER VIII A TRIAL OF ALLEGIANCE
- CHAPTER IX THE EMPEROR EATS AND RIDES
- CHAPTER X HOW MARTEAU WON THE CROSS
- CHAPTER XI AN EMPEROR AND A GENTLEMAN
- CHAPTER XII AN ALLIANCE DECLINED
- CHAPTER XIII THE THUNDERBOLT STROKE
- CHAPTER XIV THE HAMMER OF THE WAR GOD
- BOOK II THE EAGLE'S FLIGHT
- CHAPTER XV THE BRIDGE AT ARCIS
- CHAPTER XVI THE GATE IN THE WALL
- CHAPTER XVII A VETERAN OF THE ARMY OF ITALY
- CHAPTER XVIII ALMOST A GENTLEMAN
- CHAPTER XIX THE GREAT HONOR ROLL
- CHAPTER XX WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN
- CHAPTER XXI LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
- CHAPTER XXII IN THE COUNTESS LAURE'S BED-CHAMBER
- CHAPTER XXIII THE MARQUIS GRANTS AN INTERVIEW
- CHAPTER XXIV ON THE WHOLE DEATH MAY BE BETTER THAN LIFE
- CHAPTER XXV NOT EVEN LOVE CAN FIND A WAY
- CHAPTER XXVI THEY MEET A LION IN THE WAY
- CHAPTER XXVII COMRADE! GENERAL! EMPEROR!
- BOOK III THE LAST TRY
- CHAPTER XXVIII AT THE STAMP OF THE EMPEROR'S FOOT
- CHAPTER XXIX WATERLOO—THE FINAL REVIEW
- CHAPTER XXX WATERLOO—THE CHARGE OF D'ERLON
- CHAPTER XXXI WATERLOO—THE LAST OF THE GUARD
- CHAPTER XXXII AT LAST THE EAGLE AND THE WOMAN
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