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21) The emperor's new clothes

Series

Widescreen DVD collection

Publisher

Paramount Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

Description

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History tells us that Napoleon died in exile on the Island of St. Helena. Or did he? In 1821, a secret network of Napoleonic loyalists hatch an ingenious plot: the Emperor will return to Paris and a double will take his place in exile.

22) Ambition and desire: the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte

Author

Williams, Kate

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Pub. Date

2015.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

viii, 384 pages, 16 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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From CNN's official royal historian, a highly praised young author with a doctorate from Oxford University, comes the extraordinary rags-to-riches story of the woman who conquered Napoleon's heart -- and with it, an empire.

23) Captain Cut-Throat

Author

Carr, John Dickson

Series

Black dagger crime

Publisher

Chivers Press

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

230 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.

Language

English

24) So great a man

Author

Pilgrim, David

Publisher

Harper & Brothers

Pub. Date

[1937]

Physical Desc

4 pages leaves, 463 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

25) Napoleon: soldier, emperor, lover, statesman

Publisher

PBS Home Video

Pub. Date

[2006]

Physical Desc

1 DVD (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

Description

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The incredible life of an extraordinary leader. Napoleon is the first in-depth documentary portrait of one of the most famous, influential, and controversial figures ever.

26) Napoleon

Publisher

MCA Home Video

Pub. Date

[1986]

Physical Desc

2 video cassettes (235 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Language

None

Description

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Abel Gance's 1927 movie masterpiece with important early use of split screen, moving camera and Polyvision, has been painstakingly resurrected and presented with a symphonic score composed by Carmine Coppola.

27) Who lies here?: A new inquiry into Napoleon's last years

Author

Wheeler, Thomas Gerald

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

[1974]

Physical Desc

210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

28) The rose of Martinique: a life of Napoleon's Josephine

Author

Stuart, Andrea

Publisher

Grove Press

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

xiii, 455 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Language

English

29) The glorious hussar: the best of the exploits and adventures of the Brigadier Gerard

Author

Doyle, Arthur Conan

Series

Companion book

Publisher

Walker

Pub. Date

[1961]

Physical Desc

211 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

30) The Empress Eugenie, 1870-1910: Her Majesty's life since "the terrible year." Together with the statement of her case, the Emperor's own story of Sedan, an account of his exile and last days, and reminiscences...

Author

Legge, Edward

Publisher

C. Scribner's Sons

Pub. Date

1910.

Physical Desc

xiii, 409 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

31) St. Helena: a play in twelve scenes

Author

Sherriff, R. C

Publisher

V. Gollancs, ltd

Pub. Date

1934.

Physical Desc

254 pages ; 19 cm

Language

English

32) Leaves from a journal

Author

Victoria

Publisher

Farrar, Straus & Cudahy

Pub. Date

[1961]

Physical Desc

160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

33) The Empress Eugénie, 1826-1920

Author

Kurtz, Harold

Publisher

Houghton, Mifflin

Pub. Date

[1964]

Physical Desc

xiii, 407 pages : illustrations, portraits

Language

English

34) Joséphine

Author

Cole, Hubert

Publisher

Viking Press

Pub. Date

[1963]

Physical Desc

308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

35) Eugenie and Napoleon III

Author

Duff, David

Publisher

Morrow

Pub. Date

1978.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xi, 308 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

36) A lifetime of riches: the biography of Napoleon Hill

Author

Ritt, Michael J

Publisher

Dutton Book

Pub. Date

[1995]

Physical Desc

xii, 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

37) The second empress: a novel of Napoleon's court

Author

Moran, Michelle

Series

Wheeler large print hardcover

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, Large Print

Description

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1809. The French Revolution is over, but the bloodshed in Paris may continue under the rule of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Based entirely on primary resources, this recreation details Napoleon Bonaparte's wildly promiscuous court and the women who tried to tame it.

38) Napoleon Bonaparte: England's prisoner

Author

Giles, Frank

Publisher

Carroll & Graf

Pub. Date

2001.

Edition

First Carroll & Graf edition.

Physical Desc

xviii, 206 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

39) The secret life of Josephine: Napoleon's bird of paradise

Author

Erickson, Carolly

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Pub. Date

2007.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

328 pages ; 25 cm

Language

English

40) The magician's wife

Author

Moore, Brian

Publisher

Dutton

Pub. Date

1998.

Physical Desc

229 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

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21) The emperor's new clothes

22) Ambition and desire: the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte

23) Captain Cut-Throat

24) So great a man

25) Napoleon: soldier, emperor, lover, statesman

26) Napoleon

27) Who lies here?: A new inquiry into Napoleon's last years

28) The rose of Martinique: a life of Napoleon's Josephine

29) The glorious hussar: the best of the exploits and adventures of the Brigadier Gerard

30) The Empress Eugenie, 1870-1910: Her Majesty's life since "the terrible year." Together with the statement of her case, the Emperor's own story of Sedan, an account of his exile and last days, and reminiscences...

31) St. Helena: a play in twelve scenes

32) Leaves from a journal

33) The Empress Eugénie, 1826-1920

34) Joséphine

35) Eugenie and Napoleon III

36) A lifetime of riches: the biography of Napoleon Hill

37) The second empress: a novel of Napoleon's court

38) Napoleon Bonaparte: England's prisoner

39) The secret life of Josephine: Napoleon's bird of paradise

40) The magician's wife

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