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To Befriend an Emperor : Betsy Balcombe's Memoirs of Napoleon on St Helena by Time Out Guides Ltd Staff, Betsy Balcombe and David Markham (2005, Hardcover)

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Young Elizabeth Balcombe, or Betsy to friends and family, found life on the remote island of St Helena intolerably dull. Most fourteen-year-olds would. Her father had been posted to that unforgiving station in the Atlantic and, being a family man, he took his family with him. Life was bleak in Balcombe's bungalow on the fringe of James Town. But then, in October 1815, the situation was transformed by the arrival of an unusual visitor. Napoleon Bonaparte, one-time master of Europe, now prisoner and exile, stepped ashore. The Balcombes, like all the islanders, were amazed. And even more so when Napoleon, taking a fancy to their bungalow (the Briars) moved in with them. Betsy, overcoming her surprise at sharing her home with an emperor, delighted in his company and the two became firm friends. Miss Betsy Balcombe made the most of her time with the world's most famous prisoner, keenly observing all around her, noting down conversations, recording moods. The result is a unique set of memoirs which records in astonishing detail an almost unbelievable story. That of how a precocious teenager and an emperor talked, argued, played, confided and teased their way through grim years of exile on the barren rock of St Helena. This attractive, illustrated edition brings this remarkable story back to life.

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Publisher
Ravenhall Books
ISBN-10
1905043031
ISBN-13
9781905043033
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47769455

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
To Befriend an Emperor : Betsy Balcombe's Memoirs of Napoleon on St Helena
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Europe / Western, Historical
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Time Out Guides Ltd Staff, Betsy Balcombe, David Markham
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2005-482309
Dewey Edition
22
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
944.05/092 B
Lc Classification Number
Dc211
Copyright Date
2005

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