Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I-V
By Walter Scott
Length115h 48m
About this audiobook
As Napoleon did everyone the courtesy of leaving behind a rich and complicated wake, Scott was able in this volume to forgo his usual tendency of shoehorning some hapless everyman into European history, and instead adhere to the story of the Emperor himself. Free from any obligation to narrative invention, Scott delivers a whirlwind, no-frills account that avoids, when possible, condoning or condemning Bonaparte. As a historical fetishist, Scott doesn't hesitate to throw around the names of political and military actors with minimal exposition. He excels at describing, sometimes in tedious detail, the complicated military manoeuvres that characterised Napoleon's strategic brilliance. If you can keep up with Scott's historical dexterity, this is some of the work's best material: the journey from military prodigy toying with the Austrian empire, to his dazzling Italian adventures, to being relegated to a quagmire campaign in Egypt by the French powers-that-be, to his antagonistic return to Paris. This is all sharply recounted and the reader is ready to cheer when the young general turns the tables on the French legislature and assumes the mantle of power. (Goodreads)
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length115 hrs 48 mins
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Publish dateApr 18, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ADVERTISEMENT
67CHAPTER XLII.
2ADVERTISEMENT TO EDITION 1834.
68CHAPTER XLIII.
3CHAPTER I.
69CHAPTER XLIV.
4CHAPTER II.
70CHAPTER XLV.
5CHAPTER III.
71CHAPTER XLVI.
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6CHAPTER IV.
72CHAPTER XLVII.
7CHAPTER V.
73CHAPTER XLVIII.
8CHAPTER VI.
74APPENDIX.
9CHAPTER VII.
75FOOTNOTES: (pt. 1)
10CHAPTER VIII.
76FOOTNOTES: (pt. 2)
11CHAPTER IX.
77CHAPTER XLIX.
12CHAPTER X.
78CHAPTER L.
13CHAPTER XI.
79CHAPTER LI.
14CHAPTER XII.
80CHAPTER LII.
15CHAPTER XIII.
81CHAPTER LIII.
16CHAPTER XIV.
82CHAPTER LIV.
17CHAPTER XV.
83CHAPTER LV.
18CHAPTER XVI.
84CHAPTER LVI.
19CHAPTER XVII.
85CHAPTER LVII.
20CHAPTER XVIII.
86CHAPTER LVIII.
21FOOTNOTES: (pt. 1)
87CHAPTER LIX.
22FOOTNOTES: (pt. 2)
88CHAPTER LX.
23CHAPTER I.
89CHAPTER LXI.
24CHAPTER II.
90CHAPTER LXII.
25CHAPTER III.
91CHAPTER LXIII.
26CHAPTER IV.
92CHAPTER LXIV.
27CHAPTER V.
93CHAPTER LXV.
28CHAPTER VI.
94CHAPTER LXVI.
29CHAPTER VII.
95CHAPTER LXVII.
30CHAPTER VIII.
96CHAPTER LXVIII.
31CHAPTER IX.
97CHAPTER LXIX.
32CHAPTER X.
98CHAPTER LXX.
33CHAPTER XI.
99CHAPTER LXXI.
34CHAPTER XII.
100CHAPTER LXXII.
35CHAPTER XIII.
101CHAPTER LXXIII.
36CHAPTER XIV.
102CHAPTER LXXIV.
37CHAPTER XV.
103APPENDIX.
38CHAPTER XVI.
104FOOTNOTES:
39CHAPTER XVII.
105CHAPTER LXXV.
40CHAPTER XVIII.
106CHAPTER LXXVI.
41CHAPTER XIX.
107CHAPTER LXXVII.
42CHAPTER XX.
108CHAPTER LXXVIII.
43CHAPTER XXI.
109CHAPTER LXXIX.
44CHAPTER XXII.
110CHAPTER LXXX.
45CHAPTER XXIII.
111CHAPTER LXXXI.
46CHAPTER XXIV.
112CHAPTER LXXXII.
47APPENDIX.
113CHAPTER LXXXIII.
48FOOTNOTES: (pt. 1)
114CHAPTER LXXXIV.
49FOOTNOTES: (pt. 2)
115CHAPTER LXXXV.
50CHAPTER XXV.
116CHAPTER LXXXVI.
51CHAPTER XXVI.
117CHAPTER LXXXVII.
52CHAPTER XXVII.
118CHAPTER LXXXVIII.
53CHAPTER XXVIII.
119CHAPTER LXXXIX.
54CHAPTER XXIX.
120CHAPTER XC.
55CHAPTER XXX.
121CHAPTER XCI.
56CHAPTER XXXI.
122CHAPTER XCII.
57CHAPTER XXXII.
123CHAPTER XCIII.
58CHAPTER XXXIII.
124CHAPTER XCIV.
59CHAPTER XXXIV.
125CHAPTER XCV.
60CHAPTER XXXV.
126CHAPTER XCVI.
61CHAPTER XXXVI.
127CHAPTER XCVII.
62CHAPTER XXXVII.
128CONCLUSION.
63CHAPTER XXXVIII.
129APPENDIX. (pt. 1)
64CHAPTER XXXIX.
130APPENDIX. (pt. 2)
65CHAPTER XL.
131FOOTNOTES:
66CHAPTER XLI.
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