Project Gutenberg 2008-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 132 Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de 1768 1848 Chateaubriand, Francois-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, F.-A. de (François-Auguste) Chateaubriand, François Auguste René, vicomte de De Chateaubriand, François-René Chateaubriand, François René Chateaubriand, François-René de Chateaubriand, F. R. de Biré, Edmond 1829 1907 Bire, Edmond Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 4 Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 4" by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand is a historical memoir written in the early 19th century. This work provides a personal account of significant events during the tumultuous period of the Napoleonic Wars and the subsequent restoration of the monarchy in France, reflecting on the socio-political landscape of the time through the author's experiences. Readers can expect a rich narrative that intertwines personal reflection with historical events, featuring notable figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and various political actors of the era. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the events surrounding the Hundred Days in Paris, following Napoleon's return from exile. Chateaubriand articulates his observations of the political confusion and shifting loyalties as Bonaparte attempts to regain his power amidst the tumult of revolutionary fervor and monarchical restoration. He vividly describes the societal reactions to Bonaparte’s resumption of authority, the struggles of various political factions, and the impact of the impending battle of Waterloo, ultimately capturing the essence of a nation at a crossroads in its history. The text emphasizes the dynamics of power, ambition, and the often-chaotic interplay of freedom and oppression that characterized France in this pivotal moment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Enghien, Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon, duc d', 1772-1804 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature 1172480 1172120 2024-09-11T05:48:49.696471 2023-09-11T09:11:26.734491 text/html text/html 1151563 2021-01-03T15:50:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1031384 2021-01-03T15:50:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1118614 2024-09-11T05:49:06.185433 application/epub+zip 1134991 2024-09-11T05:48:53.032469 application/epub+zip 504638 2024-09-11T05:48:51.294503 application/epub+zip 1567473 2024-09-11T05:49:15.523372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1456015 2024-09-11T05:49:04.474413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 826833 2022-09-12T04:56:15.808473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1003716 1003434 2024-09-11T05:48:47.069486 2023-09-11T09:11:23.914467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 976419 2021-01-03T15:50:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 374798 2021-01-03T15:50:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20732 2024-09-11T05:49:15.679339 application/rdf+xml 18241 2024-09-11T05:48:51.735462 image/jpeg 4499 2024-09-11T05:48:51.515485 image/jpeg 1092520 2024-09-11T05:48:49.813481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia