NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBOR
BY HELEN LEAH REED
Author of "Brenda; Her School and Her Club," "Brenda's Cousin atRadcliffe," "Brenda's Ward," "Amy in Acadia," etc.
ILLUSTRATED
BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1907
Copyright, 1907,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
All rights reserved
Published October, 1907
Alfred Mudge & Son, Inc., Printers,
Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
TO
DOROTHY E. B.
WHOSE LOVE OF HISTORY BESPEAKS
A WELCOME
FOR THIS LITTLE VOLUME.
NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA. From the painting by Delaroche
PREFACE
This book, chronicling some little known passages in the last few yearsof Napoleon, is based on the "Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena,"by Mrs. Abell (Elizabeth Balcombe), published in 1844 by John Murray.
Her little book is written in an old-fashioned and quiet style, and thepresent writer, without altering any words of Napoleon's, has, so far aspossible, given a vivid form to conversations and incidents relatedundramatically and has rearranged incidents that Mrs. Abell told withoutgreat attention to chronology. The writer has also added many pages ofmatter (with close reference to the best authorities) in order to makethe whole story of Napoleon clear to those who are not familiar with it.
CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. Great News
CHAPTER II. A Distinguished Tenant
CHAPTER III. From Waterloo to St. Helena
CHAPTER IV. Napoleon at The Briars
CHAPTER V. Betsy's Ball-Gown
CHAPTER VI. A Horse Tamer
CHAPTER VII. Off for Longwood
CHAPTER VIII. The Governor's Rules
CHAPTER IX. All Kinds of Fun
CHAPTER X. The Serious Side
CHAPTER XI. The Emperor's Visitors
CHAPTER XII. Thoughtless Betsy
CHAPTER XIII. Longwood Days
CHAPTER XIV. The Parting
CHAPTER XV. The Panorama
CHAPTER XVI. The Last Pictures
BOOKS BY HELEN LEAH REED