![]() ![]() The author delves into Napoleon's personal life as well, with a discussion of the future emperor's early amorous adventures and some speculation on his sexual initiation. Ellis emphasizes Napoleon's Corsican roots and stresses that this Corsican heritage played an important part in the development of Napoleon's character (pp. ![]() Although Ellis is successful in several of the areas which he explores with his work, the book does contain some serious weaknesses which undermine the overall quality of his tome.Įllis displays a solid grasp of his subject and an understanding of Napoleon Bonaparte as a man and as an emperor. His goal is to provide a useful text for survey courses on Modern European History or specialized courses on the Napoleonic era. In his new work Napoleon, author Geoffrey Ellis attempts to provide a book that is both a biography of the French emperor as well as a general history of the Napoleonic era. ![]()
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