Author(s): Christopher Hibbert

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'I am not like other men. The commonly accepted rules of morality and propriety do not apply to me.' NAPOLEON For the first time, the intimate private life of one of history's greatest figures (and the world's greatest conquerors) is laid bare for all to see. This absorbing book by 'our outstanding popular historian (in A.N. Wilson's words) strips away the veneer of history to reveal the living, breathing man who once said, during his exile on the remote island of St Helena: 'Bah! Women! When you don't think of them you don't need them.' Christopher Hibbert throws fresh light on Napoleon's relationships with the women in his family - his strong-willed mother and three sisters - as well as the two women he married and successively crowned Empress (Josephine and Marie-Louise). His many mistresses also played a significant part in his life; their portraits are as illuminating as they are compelling.

2003, A near fine, unread copy.