2009, ISBN: 1150801549

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Paperback, [EAN: 9781150801549], General Books LLC, English, English, English, General Books LLC, Book, General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1837 Original Publisher: H. Colburn Subjects: France History / Europe / France Travel / Europe / France Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VII. buoirienne and his Memoirs -- Atrocious falsehood of that publication -- Visit to Prince Cambace"res -- A conversation between Cambace"res and Fouche" -- Anecdote of Robespierre -- General Quesnel -- Journal des De"bats -- Napoleon's landing announced to the people of Paris -- Joke on a serious subject -- Marshal Ney -- His character -- Napoleon and the iron cage -- The Duke and Duchess d'Angoule'me at Bordeaux -- The provisional government at Toulouse -- Letter addressed by Prince CambacerSs to the King -- Conversation between Carnot and Cambacdres. At that moment, it was thought that any weapon might be serviceable ; and Bourrienne presented himself. The hatred he bore to Napoleon served him as a passport. He was made prefect of the police, a post which had been vacated by the excellent M. d'Andre. It is pitiable to reflect on the importance which, in furtherance of a mere mercantile speculation, has been conferred on this treacherous and ungrateful assailant of Napoleon. One of the vilest publications that ever issued from the press is that which bears the title of Bourienne's 310 Bourrienne's Falsehoods. Memoirs. That mass of falsehood, is the united production of various fabricators, one of whom has penned a volume, another a chapter, a third a few pages, a fourth an anecdote, etc. In that heterogeneous compilation, the contingent furnished by the pretended author is limited solely to the effusions of his paltry envy, malice, and revenge. He has unsparingly poured his ven..., 9, History, 4762, Africa, 4808, Americas, 4873, Ancient, 4884, Asia, 4921, Australia & Oceania, 4935, Europe, 4984, Gay & Lesbian, 4987, Historical Study, 4995, Middle East, 5011, Military, 14450, Military Science, 5032, Russia, 4853, United States, 5035, World, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

2009, ISBN: 1150801549

Paperback, [EAN: 9781150801549], General Books LLC, English, English, English, General Books LLC, Book, General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 20… More...

Paperback, [EAN: 9781150801549], General Books LLC, English, English, English, General Books LLC, Book, General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1837 Original Publisher: H. Colburn Subjects: France History / Europe / France Travel / Europe / France Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VII. buoirienne and his Memoirs -- Atrocious falsehood of that publication -- Visit to Prince Cambace"res -- A conversation between Cambace"res and Fouche" -- Anecdote of Robespierre -- General Quesnel -- Journal des De"bats -- Napoleon's landing announced to the people of Paris -- Joke on a serious subject -- Marshal Ney -- His character -- Napoleon and the iron cage -- The Duke and Duchess d'Angoule'me at Bordeaux -- The provisional government at Toulouse -- Letter addressed by Prince CambacerSs to the King -- Conversation between Carnot and Cambacdres. At that moment, it was thought that any weapon might be serviceable ; and Bourrienne presented himself. The hatred he bore to Napoleon served him as a passport. He was made prefect of the police, a post which had been vacated by the excellent M. d'Andre. It is pitiable to reflect on the importance which, in furtherance of a mere mercantile speculation, has been conferred on this treacherous and ungrateful assailant of Napoleon. One of the vilest publications that ever issued from the press is that which bears the title of Bourienne's 310 Bourrienne's Falsehoods. Memoirs. That mass of falsehood, is the united production of various fabricators, one of whom has penned a volume, another a chapter, a third a few pages, a fourth an anecdote, etc. In that heterogeneous compilation, the contingent furnished by the pretended author is limited solely to the effusions of his paltry envy, malice, and revenge. He has unsparingly poured his ven..., 9, History, 4762, Africa, 4808, Americas, 4873, Ancient, 4884, Asia, 4921, Australia & Oceania, 4935, Europe, 4984, Gay & Lesbian, 4987, Historical Study, 4995, Middle East, 5011, Military, 14450, Military Science, 5032, Russia, 4853, United States, 5035, World, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<