Mirror of Literature, 10 (1827), 17–32.
Sir Walter
Scott's
Life of Napoleon
Bonaparte
Anon
Genre: | Extract, Biography |
Publications extracted: |
[Scott] 1827a
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[4]
Napoleon's Early Life Subjects: | Education, War, Military Technology, Genius, Endeavour, Mathematics,
Aeronautics | Institutions mentioned: |
military college, Brienne
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Observes: 'Napoleon's ardour for the abstract sciences amounted to a
passion, and was combined with a singular aptitude for applying them to the
purposes of war' (20). Considers dubious an anecdote suggesting that Napoleon
was refused his desire to ascend in
Jean P
Blanchard's balloon and attempted to cut the balloon with his sword
in pique.
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[10] Napoleon Divorced from
Josephine Subjects: | Botany, Gender |
Reports that her life after the divorce was spent in acts of charitiy, in
cultivating the fine arts, and in 'pursuing the science of botany' (29).
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[14] Death of Napoleon Subjects: | Medical Practitioners |
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