Project Gutenberg 2004-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 315 Wairy, Louis Constant 1778 1845 Constant, Louis Constant Wairy, known as Wairy, Constant Clark, Walter 1846 1924 Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Uniform title: Mémoires de Constant. English Produced by David Widger "Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon" by Louis Constant Wairy is a historical memoir written in the early 19th century. The book offers an intimate perspective on Napoleon Bonaparte, presented through the eyes of Constant Wairy, who served as his personal valet for over fifteen years. The memoir charts the personal and private life of Napoleon, detailing both his admirable qualities and his flaws, thereby offering a nuanced view of a man whose political life has often overshadowed his humanity. The opening of the memoir sets the tone for the narrative by outlining Wairy’s background and the circumstances that led him to serve the Emperor. He reflects on his early life, recounting how his chance encounters and the upheaval of the Revolution shaped his path. Describing the vivid experiences he shared with Napoleon, from witnessing daily life in the imperial court to significant historical events, Wairy emphasizes the extraordinary nature of Napoleon's character. The narrative promises to reveal both the grandeur and the fallibility of one of history's most complex figures, inviting readers to explore the man behind the myth as seen through the lens of loyalty and firsthand experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/3580/3580-h/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3580/3580-h/images/cover.jpg en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Relations with valets Valets -- France -- Biography DC Text France Napoleonic(Bookshelf) Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European 1972751 1972800 2024-10-02T09:03:00.615357 2023-10-02T08:07:23.753832 text/html text/html 1954794 2021-01-08T21:36:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2937381 2021-01-08T21:36:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2944616 2024-10-02T09:03:15.690796 application/epub+zip 2980946 2024-10-02T09:03:02.364890 application/epub+zip 798754 2024-10-02T09:03:01.481908 application/epub+zip 3433021 2024-10-02T09:03:27.487727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3319142 2024-10-02T09:03:14.730810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1113105 2022-09-02T10:41:24.827423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1759259 1759252 2024-10-02T09:02:58.494427 2023-10-02T08:07:21.823819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1759038 2021-01-08T21:36:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 646748 2021-01-08T21:36:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22284 2024-10-02T09:03:27.650738 application/rdf+xml 15822 2024-10-02T09:03:01.595853 image/jpeg 2832 2024-10-02T09:03:01.537872 image/jpeg 2849023 2024-10-02T09:03:00.842348 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia