Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte

by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

EN·~5 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

Part 1

30:56
2

Part 2

31:25
3

Part 3

27:57
4

Part 4

30:50
5

Part 5

30:10
6

Part 6

30:34
7

Part 7

31:46
8

Part 8

31:17
9

Part 9

28:47
10

Part 10

30:59

Description

Napoleon finds France surrounded by hostile coalitions, its commerce choked and its borders under relentless pressure. As the English navy blocks the Channel and Austrian armies mass on the Rhine and in Italy, the young general rises to the occasion, driven by a fierce devotion to the Republic and an unshakable confidence in his own military insight. He rallies the nation with a stirring proclamation, promising to defend French independence against the “inhuman” designs of England and its allies.

With unmatched energy, he assembles a veteran army of 150,000 men and entrusts its command to General Moreau, while plotting daring maneuvers of his own. The narrative captures the tension between Napoleon’s bold, visionary strategies and the cautious approaches of his contemporaries, setting the stage for the dramatic campaigns that will soon reshape Europe.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (301K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2003-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

1805–1877

A 19th-century American pastor turned prolific popular historian, he wrote lively biographies and histories that brought figures like Napoleon, Louis XIV, and Marie Antoinette to a wide readership. His books were known for their energy and accessibility, even when later critics found them more enthusiastic than scholarly.

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