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Aphorisms and Thoughts (Quirky Classics)
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Description for Aphorisms and Thoughts (Quirky Classics)
Paperback. Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the great emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the painstaking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 283 x 2. Weight in Grams: 94.
Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the great emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the pains-taking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time. Arranged into four themes (covering social life, the military arts, the exercise of power and the teachings of experience and misfortune), Napoleon's pithy pills of wisdom - often Machiavellian, cynical, dry and sometimes cruel - offer a unique insight into the mind of a man who prided himself on preferring action over thought and the sword over the pen, and conjure ... Read more
Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the great emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the pains-taking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time. Arranged into four themes (covering social life, the military arts, the exercise of power and the teachings of experience and misfortune), Napoleon's pithy pills of wisdom - often Machiavellian, cynical, dry and sometimes cruel - offer a unique insight into the mind of a man who prided himself on preferring action over thought and the sword over the pen, and conjure ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Quirky Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847496782
SKU
V9781847496782
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About Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military leader during the French Revolution, and he led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
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