Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... FOREWORD THE towering figure of Napoleon has called forth a very large number of books during the past few years: no week but sees a new volume in one or other of the three or four tongues that count in Western Europe. An apology, perhaps, is due for hereby adding to the output, albeit the iconographical, or even the legendary, side of the Great Man cannot be said to have been overdone. The story of the truest physical presentment of the world's chief Conqueror, Administrator and Legislator should be of some interest even to the most superficial student of his career. I most gratefully acknowledge the assistance very generously given me throughout by Dr. Arnold Chaplin, F.r.c.p., our leading authority on Napoleon's last illness and death, whose curious and enthusiastic researches into the personalia and minutice of the Captivity should x STORY OF NAPOLEON'S DEATH-MASK some day bear such very abundant fruit. Dr. Chaplin's diligence in delving is only equalled by the readiness and kindness with which he places the result of his labours at the disposal of his fellow-workers in the same field. It was he who persuaded me that this booklet--a relaxation from a more important work--was worth publishing at all, who procured several scarce documents for it and who made various useful and interesting 'finds '; the luckiest of all, perhaps, being the portrait of Dr. Burton. G. L. de St. M. W. Church Row, Hampstead Easter, 1914 THE STORY OF NAPOLEON'S DEATH-MASK I THE ANTOMMARCHI FICTION HAT genial American, pearl of great impressed upon us in his most whimsical poem that, after the lapse of a century, "there's nothing that keeps its youth, So far as I know, but a tree and Truth." Had the Autocrat been with us still to-day and dipped into t
