"There will be a truce to-morrow. Letizia, we are winning! Corsica will be free !" Every Corsican longs for many children. It is a land where an affront is instantly avenged by a dagger thrust; where the vendetta is sacred; where family feuds last from decade to decade and from century to century. The man before us wants many children, to ensure that his race shall persist; and the woman has learned from mother and grandmother that children are tokens of honour. She had become a mother at fifteen; but the baby she has just ...
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"There will be a truce to-morrow. Letizia, we are winning! Corsica will be free !" Every Corsican longs for many children. It is a land where an affront is instantly avenged by a dagger thrust; where the vendetta is sacred; where family feuds last from decade to decade and from century to century. The man before us wants many children, to ensure that his race shall persist; and the woman has learned from mother and grandmother that children are tokens of honour. She had become a mother at fifteen; but the baby she has just been nursing was her first boy. The thought of freedom glows afresh, for the officer is adjutant to Paoli, the leader of the people. "No longer shall our children be the slaves of France !" With the coming of spring, despondency prevails. The enemy has landed reinforcements; the children of the island take up arms once more; again the young wife accompanies her husband to the war; this time she carries a child beneath her heart, the child conceived during the storms of the previous autumn. "Often, in search of news, I would steal forth from our mountain nook to the battle-field; I heard the bullets whistling, but I put my trust in Our Lady " - so she would tell the story in later years. In May, the Corsicans were defeated. There was a terrible retreat through the dense forests and the rugged mountains. Among the multitude of men and the few women, rode Letizia, big with child, carrying her one-year-old boy in her arms, seated on a mule. They reached the coast safely. In June the defeated Paoli, accompanied by a few hundred of his faithful followers, had to flee to Italy. In July Paoli's adjutant, Letizia's husband, with other envoys, capitulated to the conqueror. The insular pride was humbled. But in August his wife brought the avenger into the world. She named him Napolione. Reprint of the wonderful book about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte original published in 1927.
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Add this copy of Napoleon to cart. $7.92, good condition, Sold by Balfour Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sidmouth, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1935 by George Allen & Unwin.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in brown cloth on boards with gilt decoration on cover and gilt title on spine. Light rubbing to head/foot of spine. Light tanning to front and rear end papers. Free of inscriptions. Sporadic light foxing to folio fore-edges. Clean text and b/w plates.
Add this copy of Napoleon to cart. $9.90, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1925 by Ernst Rowohlt.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Napoleon to cart. $15.63, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1927 by Allen & Unwin.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Napoleon to cart. $16.35, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1931 by Ernest Rowohlt Verlag.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Napoleon to cart. $22.28, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1928 by George Allen & Unwin.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in blue cloth. 8th impression, 1928. Bookplate on front pastedown. Half-title browned. Front joint split and repaired. Spine and board edges sunned. Corners a bit bumped and worn.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Excellent book. Written in 1923 by a serious historian and good writer (also a Napoleon fan). Good readability and apparently factual with a lot of personal detail w/o much, if any, detailed battle information. This is a personal portrayal.
