Six years after the death of Napoleon, Sir Walter Scott wrote the first, hugely successful biography of Napoleon that riveted Britain and the continent and led to him being challenged to duels by former Napoleon generals. It was probably the first book ever to be extracted in The Times.
A forthcoming ed. of Scott's book
The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte: Emperor of the French
Sir Walter Scott(Author), Richard Michaelis(Editor)
Publisher : Gibson Square (October 26, 2021)
Paperback : 448 pages
ISBN-13 : 9781783342167
Six years after the death of Napoleon, Sir Walter Scott wrote the first, hugely successful biography of Napoleon that riveted Britain and the continent and led to him being challenged to duels by former Napoleon generals. It was probably the first book ever to be extracted in The Times.