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St. Helena story.
- Title
- St. Helena story. With a foreword by R.G. Menzies.
- Author
- Brookes, Mabel Emmerton, Dame, 1894-
- Publication
- New York, Dodd, Mead, 1961 [©1960]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DC211 .B76 1961 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 309 pages illustrations; 22 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliography.
- Contents
- An emperor's island prison -- The exile's arrival -- At the Balcombes' -- A new Napoleon Bonaparte -- Prison society -- Betsy and the emperor -- Admiral Cockburn, a kind jailer -- Ghosts -- The friends are separated -- Longwood prison -- The general and his jailer -- The Malcolms -- Nostalgia -- The elusive prisoner -- Deadwood races -- Regimented social life -- The king of Rome -- The deportation of Las Cases -- Betsy and the ensign -- The emperor's decline -- The Balcombes leave St. Helena -- The suite at Longwood -- 'Sighting' the emperor -- Exlies in England -- Napoleon's last phase -- The emperor's death -- Obsequies, 1821 and 1840 -- Present day St. Helena -- Residents and visitors on St. Helena.
- LCCN
- 61015016
- OCLC
- ocm01305084
- 1305084
- SCSB-165850
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library