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Title: A life of Napoleon Boneparte:
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Publisher: New York, McClure, Phillips & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ary. A lookat it is the best possible refutation of the common notionthat he spent his time at St. Helena fuming at Sir HudsonLowe and stewing himself in hot water, to use the ex-pression of the governor. Before the end of 1820 it was certain that he could notlive long. In December of that year the death of his sisterEliza was announced to him. You see, Eliza has justshown me the way. Death, which had forgotten my family,has begun to strike it. My turn cannot be far off. Norwas it. On May 5, 1821, he died. His preparations for death were methodical and com-plete. During the last fortnight of April all his strengthwas spent in dictating to Montholon his last wishes. Heeven dictated, ten days before the end, the note which hewished sent to Sir Hudson Lowe to announce his death.The articles he had in his possession at Longwood he hadwrapped up and ticketed with the names of the personsto whom he wished to leave them. His will rememberednumbers of those whom he had loved or who had served
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NAPOLEON S LAST DAY. From a sculpture by Vela. This superb statue was exhibited in Paris at theExhibition Universelle of 1867 (Italian section), and obtained the gold medal.It was purchased by the French Government, and is now at Versailles. 28S NAPOLEONS SURRENDER TO ENGLAND 289 him. Even the Chinese laborers then employed about theplace were remembered. Do not let them be forgotten.Let them have a few score of napoleons. The will included a final word on ceritain questions onwhich he felt posterity ought distinctly to understand hisposition. He died, he said, in the apostolical Roman re-ligion. , He declared that he had always been pleased withMarie Louise, whom he besought to watch over his son.To this son, whose name recurs repeatedly in the will, hegave a motto—All for the French people. He died pre-maturely, he said, assassinated by the English oligarchy.The unfortunate results of the invasion of France he at-tributed to the treason of Marmont, Augereau, Talley-rand, and Lafay

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