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The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821

Lally Brown

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Description:On the island of St. Helena they will tell you that the ghost of Countess Françoise Elisabeth Bertrand, in black mourning dress, still haunts the house they built for her at Longwood. Lally Brown knows, because she lived in that house for two years as she researched this story. Napoleon called the Countess ‘La Grande Fanny’, while her husband, Count Henri-Gatien Bertrand, called her ‘My Fiery Creole’. Countess Bertrand, known to all as Fanny, was a feisty and beautiful young woman. Tall, elegant and aristocratic, she had shone in French Society. But after the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon’s exile to St. Helena in 1815 she found herself reduced to being a virtual prisoner in desperately constrained circumstances. Napoleon and his entourage, 24 people in total, arrived at the remote island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean on 15th October 1815. The loyal Bertrand family remained until Napoleon’s death on 5th May 1821. During those years in exile Fanny was a reluctant participant in the political and personal intrigues on St. Helena. She hated the island. ‘The Devil shit this place as he flew from one continent to the other,’ she said. This is Fanny’s personal ‘diary’ compiled from primary source, unpublished manuscripts in the British Library. It is an accurate, factual, detailed and fascinating account of the reality of life at Longwood between 1815 and 1821. The book contains new and revealing information not previously published concerning Napoleon and his Palace in Exile. Read Napoleon’s views on the Battle of Waterloo - ‘I still cannot conceive how the Battle was lost …’; his opinions on religion and on his wives; about plans to escape from St. Helena and the real truth regarding Napoleon’s health. Learn of Napoleon’s irrational reaction when Fanny refuses to become his mistress, and what actually happened at that last fateful meeting between Napoleon and the Governor Sir Hudson Lowe. Read Fanny’s moving account of Napoleon’s death as she sits at his bedside; the harrowing details of his autopsy; and finally his extraordinary funeral. As a modern contrast, scattered through Fanny’s diary are occasional chapters about Lally Brown's own life in Fanny’s house at Longwood. They reveal the very special nature of St. Helena and the wonderful warmth of the Saints who live there.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821. To get started finding The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 282

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Lally Brown

Release: 2014

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Description: On the island of St. Helena they will tell you that the ghost of Countess Françoise Elisabeth Bertrand, in black mourning dress, still haunts the house they built for her at Longwood. Lally Brown knows, because she lived in that house for two years as she researched this story. Napoleon called the Countess ‘La Grande Fanny’, while her husband, Count Henri-Gatien Bertrand, called her ‘My Fiery Creole’. Countess Bertrand, known to all as Fanny, was a feisty and beautiful young woman. Tall, elegant and aristocratic, she had shone in French Society. But after the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon’s exile to St. Helena in 1815 she found herself reduced to being a virtual prisoner in desperately constrained circumstances. Napoleon and his entourage, 24 people in total, arrived at the remote island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean on 15th October 1815. The loyal Bertrand family remained until Napoleon’s death on 5th May 1821. During those years in exile Fanny was a reluctant participant in the political and personal intrigues on St. Helena. She hated the island. ‘The Devil shit this place as he flew from one continent to the other,’ she said. This is Fanny’s personal ‘diary’ compiled from primary source, unpublished manuscripts in the British Library. It is an accurate, factual, detailed and fascinating account of the reality of life at Longwood between 1815 and 1821. The book contains new and revealing information not previously published concerning Napoleon and his Palace in Exile. Read Napoleon’s views on the Battle of Waterloo - ‘I still cannot conceive how the Battle was lost …’; his opinions on religion and on his wives; about plans to escape from St. Helena and the real truth regarding Napoleon’s health. Learn of Napoleon’s irrational reaction when Fanny refuses to become his mistress, and what actually happened at that last fateful meeting between Napoleon and the Governor Sir Hudson Lowe. Read Fanny’s moving account of Napoleon’s death as she sits at his bedside; the harrowing details of his autopsy; and finally his extraordinary funeral. As a modern contrast, scattered through Fanny’s diary are occasional chapters about Lally Brown's own life in Fanny’s house at Longwood. They reveal the very special nature of St. Helena and the wonderful warmth of the Saints who live there.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821. To get started finding The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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