Project Gutenberg 2009-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 70 Pons de l'Hérault, André 1772 1853 Pons de l'Herault, Andre L'Hérault, André Pons de Pélissier, Léon-G. 1863 1912 Pelissier, Leon-G. Pélissier, Léon Gabriel Jean Baptiste Marie Souvenirs et anecdotes de l'île d'Elbe Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier (HTML Rénald Lévesque) and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Souvenirs et anecdotes de l'île d'Elbe" by André Pons de l'Hérault is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work revolves around the life of Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on the island of Elba, detailing the events surrounding his arrival, governance, and interactions with local officials and companions. The narrative captures the dynamics of a significant historical period marked by intrigue, power shifts, and personal relationships. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage for Napoleon's arrival at Elba on May 3, 1814, describing the scene as a frigid frégate makes its approach to Porto-Ferrajo. A delegation, including General Drouot, is dispatched to oversee the transfer of power. The author, a republican-turned-administrator under Napoleon, reflects on the various sentiments of the locals and officers regarding the Emperor's temporary rule. As Pons recounts the initial reception, he provides insight into his own complex feelings towards Napoleon, positioning himself as both an observer and participant in the unfolding events. Thus, the opening establishes key themes of loyalty, historical reflection, and the personal dimensions of political change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 887807 883635 2024-10-12T05:48:24.624005 2023-09-12T09:10:52.746679 text/html text/html 852501 2009-01-18T09:55:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 342555 2009-01-18T09:55:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440386 2024-10-12T05:48:37.234971 application/epub+zip 453668 2024-10-12T05:48:28.908016 application/epub+zip 392256 2024-10-12T05:48:27.317999 application/epub+zip 830819 2024-10-12T05:48:43.477916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807302 2024-10-12T05:48:36.153965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724135 2022-09-13T05:04:58.985494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842309 842034 2024-10-12T05:48:23.316038 2023-09-12T09:10:51.515711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 817922 2009-01-18T09:55:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 300380 2009-01-18T09:55:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20847 2024-10-12T05:48:43.616891 application/rdf+xml 19969 2024-10-12T05:48:27.900972 image/jpeg 4417 2024-10-12T05:48:27.611984 image/jpeg 430046 2024-10-12T05:48:24.704993 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