Love letters during the Napoleonic wars were largely framed by concepts of love which were promoted through novels and philosophy. The standard texts, so to speak, which were written by major authors who inherited this Enlightenment bearing, responded to the emerging concepts of love found in novels and philosophical essays. Love among this Napoleonic coterie is unique because it demonstrates the reciprocal relationship between the love letter and the romantic novel. Germaine de Staël, Juiette Récamier, Chateaubriand, Benjamin Constant, Lady Emma Hamilton, Napoleon Bonaparte and his brother, Lucien Bonaparte, were the authors and recipients of some of the most passionate love letters of this period. They were also avid readers of the newly emerging genre of the romantic novel, and many of them were also authors of such works where they projected their personal romances onto the characterization of their fictional heroes and heroines. In addition, these authors had lived through the recent French Revolution and the Terror. Imprisoned during the Revolution, or branded as emigrés upon their return to Paris, their mature adult lives were spent in the shadows of the Napoleonic wars in which they shifted political loyalties as the specter of Napoleon’s powers grew from First Consul to Emperor of Europe. The looming threat of war ignited the depths of their passions and inspired their intellectual analysis of love, happiness and suicide. Their evolving concept of love was a romantic, all-consuming passion which gripped the lovers in fatal embraces. This book’s analysis of their love letters and romantic novels reveals the emerging political landscape of the period through extended metaphors of love and patriotism.

This study examines how authors responded to the Haitian Revolution with revisionist narratives that seek to support empire or rebellion, while focusing on the ethical ramifications of colonialism and slavery in the Americas. Narrative texts include Leonora Sansay’s Secret History, or the Horrors of Santo Domingo, Germaine de Stael’s Mirza, Fanny Burney’s The Wanderer, Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park and Sanditon, Harriet Martineau’s The Hour and the Man, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poems, "A Curse for a Nation" and "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point." Additional authors include Lucien Bonaparte, Chateaubriand, Raynal, Edmund Burke and Rousseau. Each author’s narrative is examined within the context of the cultural and political factors that influenced the author, as well as their personal ties to the abolitionist movement or to the institution of slavery.

Napoléon Bonaparte: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover all aspects of his life and work, from his birth in Corsica to his death in St. Helena. Includes a detailed chronology of Napoléon Bonaparte’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Napoleon’s life. Appendixes listing Napoleon’s marshals, his family, a selection of the most important battles, and a selection of the most significant treaties or documents. The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and works. The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.

The tragic story of Clisson and Eugenie reveals one of history's great leaders to also be an accomplished writer of fiction.Written in an eloquently Romantic style true to its period, the story offers the reader a fascinating insight into how the young Napoleon viewed love, women and military life.

Love Letters of Great Men: The Collection of Love Letters Drawn from by Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex in the City" is a work by Beethoven, Bonaparte, John Adams, Voltaire, and others now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

The end of the Napoleonic Wars, leaves estates desolate, with their owners penniless. The Right Honourable Barnard Lewis, son of a Baronet desperate to save the estate and family from starvation, studies to be a physician. Yet, he cannot raise enough funds to complete his final year of training. Much to his horror, his sister, Miss Tabitha Lewis, is determined to help him and the family by seeking employment as a governess. Enter The Right Honourable Owen Balfour, Viscount of Thurleigh, deserted by his wife, to bring up their infant son Charles. To his despair, the child is tragically diagnosed as suffering from consumption. He advertises for a governess who is also capable of nursing his beloved Charlie. Tabitha replies to the advert and is accepted by a delighted Lord Balfour. Despite her brother's arguments she travels to Balfour Mansion to take up her post. But it is not just the position that attracts but the twinkle in Lord Balfour's green eyes. Sample of Reviews of Katy's novels. Waiting to buy my wife the next book from this author: Clangercharming, delightful novel. I definitely will read more of this series and look forward to it very much: ZMkept me reading into the night and then made me glad I gave up the sleep. I thoroughly recommend this whole series: Mimi Barbourso enjoyed reading this book. It was a great romantic escape. It had all the things I love in a romance: unexpected and twisting plots, detente and intrigue, romance and of course, a sexy hero: Alyson