…downloaded from Google Books for free. I recommend either version of these sweetly-told stories as captivating summer reading with a Napoleonic twist. (This review first appeared on the website, www.swanways.com.)…
Under FINDING NAPOLEON, the latest about my historical novel; Under ABOUT, a bit about me and a photo gallery of my travels; Under PARIS, CORSICA, and ST HELENA, info about…
…In the years before Napoleon’s exile, the British East India Company had maintained the little island as a depot for ships traveling around Africa’s Horn in route to and from…
This fall, The Delmarva Review published my short story, “Mrs. Morrisette.” Now, they’ve nominated it for inclusion in the 2012 Pushcart Prize anthology. According to the Pushcart website, “The Pushcart…
…commanding officer, Paul Barras. The young general won the lady. Later that year, he was promoted to General of Division when he effectively (albeit brutally) put down a Royalist insurrection…
…you can, consider attending this year’s annual conference in Montréal on September 13- 15. Planned presentations range from Napoleonic campaigns in Africa and SE Asia; Empress Marie Louise and the…
There was a serious suggestion in yesterday’s Washington Post to exile Gaddafi to St Helena: A St Helena Home for Gaddafi by William C. Goodfellow of the Center for International…
…youth to dying exile. Now, as I near completion of a draft of my novel, I reflect on what depth those experiences have lent to my writing. In many cases,…
…a cut-throat business. I imagine Lobo saw himself as the Cuban Napoleon of Commerce, always one battle (or commodity trade) away from disaster. Like Napoleon, he worked intensely, relishing every…
…pursue, particularly about Napoleon’s youth. The Fondation maintains an extremely useful website at www.napoleon.org and Professor Hicks publishes their electronic newsletter. Both are available in English, and invaluable for Napoleonic…
