Aphorisms (Oneworld Classic Gift Editions) (Oneworld Classics)

Aphorisms (Oneworld Classic Gift Editions) (Oneworld Classics)

by NapoleonBonaparte (Author)

Synopsis

Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the figure of the Great Emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the painstaking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time.Divided into four parts (covering social life, the military arts, the exercise of power and the teachings of experience and misfortune), Napoleon's pithy pills of wisdom - often machiavellian, cynical, dry and even cruel - offer a unique insight into the mind of a man who prided himself on preferring action over thought and the sword over the pen, and conjure up one of the most eminent and influential historical figures of all time.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 150
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd
Published: 01 Nov 2008

ISBN 10: 1847490328
ISBN 13: 9781847490322

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In the eyes of the masses, this book will be like an apparition: the soul of the Emperor will pass in front of them. Honore de Balzac