Life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Volume IV) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781519707475)

Scott presents a dispassionate, unpartisan view of Napoleon, paying tribute to his military genius and administrative skill and underlining his legacy to France in the form of a national system of education, greatly improved communications, and the Code Napol on. Refusing to paint him as the bloodthirsty despot presented by many a fellow Tory, Scott notes his mild and humane temperament and genuine love of his country. The seeds of his downfall lie in his progressive self-identification with the French people and in his vision of himself as the man on whom the nation's destiny rested. His life ultimately becomes a tale of hubris, where overweaning ambition and self-blinding egotism lead to defeat in the Russian snows.

Author: Sir Walter Scott
ISBN-10: 1519707479
ISBN-13: 9781519707475
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2015
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d