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Napoleon´s Doctor: The St Helena Diary of Barry O´Meara
Hubert O´connor
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Paperback. In 1815, the young Dublin doctor Barry O'Meara accepted the opportunity of a lifetime to look after Napoleon Bonaparte in his banishment on St Helena. In one of the most isolated places on earth, doctor and patient became intimate friends. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASH; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155. .
A fascinating glimpse into the mind of Napoleon in exile - his opinions on love and war, his reflections on the most important events of his life - by one of his closest confidantes In 1815, the young Dublin doctor Barry O'Meara accepted the opportunity of a lifetime to look after Napoleon Bonaparte in his banishment on St Helena. In one of the most isolated places on earth, doctor and patient became intimate friends. The core of Napoleon's Doctor is the diary O'Meara kept, at ... Read more
A fascinating glimpse into the mind of Napoleon in exile - his opinions on love and war, his reflections on the most important events of his life - by one of his closest confidantes In 1815, the young Dublin doctor Barry O'Meara accepted the opportunity of a lifetime to look after Napoleon Bonaparte in his banishment on St Helena. In one of the most isolated places on earth, doctor and patient became intimate friends. The core of Napoleon's Doctor is the diary O'Meara kept, at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847178916
SKU
9781847178916
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Ref
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About Hubert O´connor
Dr Hubert O'Connor was a well-known obstetrician and gynaecologist in Dublin. He played rugby for Ireland and was capped four times. After ten years' post-graduate education in France and London, he set up his practice in Dublin. He was married to Anne, and they had two children. He spent thirty years researching the history of Barry O'Meara and Napoleon, and ... Read more
Reviews for Napoleon´s Doctor: The St Helena Diary of Barry O´Meara
fascinating
Books Ireland forensic account of an unlikely relationship
RTE Guide I think those who are Napoleon compleatists would love this biography
True Review Online
Books Ireland forensic account of an unlikely relationship
RTE Guide I think those who are Napoleon compleatists would love this biography
True Review Online