Project Gutenberg 2016-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 44 Eaton, Charlotte A. (Charlotte Anne) 1788 1859 Eaton, Charlotte Annie Waldie Bell, Edward 1844 1926 Waterloo Days: The narrative of an Englishwoman resident at Brussels in June 1815 Produced by MWS, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Waterloo Days: The Narrative of an Englishwoman Resident at Brussels in June, 1815" by Charlotte A. Eaton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work describes Eaton's personal experiences and observations during the crucial days leading up to the Battle of Waterloo, focusing on the atmosphere and events in Brussels just before the pivotal conflict that shaped European history. The narrative offers a vivid perspective on the chaos, anticipation, and sentiments of those who lived through this historic moment, engaging readers with emotional and detailed recollections. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the lead-up to the battle, detailing Eaton's journey with her siblings from England to Brussels, accompanied by notable figures such as Major Wylie. It describes their arrival in the bustling military city on the verge of conflict, where the tension is palpable yet mixed with moments of beauty and excitement. As news of the impending threat from Napoleon's forces begins to unfold, the opening passages create a vivid backdrop of the landscape, social dynamics, and emotional turbulence faced by the citizens. Eaton's perspective captures both the exhilaration of military preparations and the dread of looming warfare, immersing the reader in a moment of history that is both personal and significant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 376684 376687 2024-09-22T05:48:17.190778 2023-09-23T04:26:16.769362 text/html text/html 377887 2017-02-22T16:53:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 158572 2017-02-22T16:53:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172602 2024-09-22T05:48:21.841762 application/epub+zip 176086 2024-09-22T05:48:17.952762 application/epub+zip 176086 2024-09-22T05:48:17.559758 application/epub+zip 275682 2024-09-22T05:48:25.070290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251127 2024-09-22T05:48:21.436715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251123 2022-09-24T04:19:43.792257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347613 347396 2024-09-22T05:48:16.790770 2023-09-23T04:26:16.378370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 347074 2017-02-22T16:53:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132043 2017-02-22T16:53:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18434 2024-09-22T05:48:25.197198 application/rdf+xml 9091 2024-09-22T05:48:17.629742 image/jpeg 1639 2024-09-22T05:48:17.594737 image/jpeg 158123 2024-09-22T05:48:17.224742 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