'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial Times
A revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and shade.
Napoleon's gardens range from his childhood olive groves in Corsica, to Josephine's menageries in Paris, to the walled garden of Hougoumont at the battle of Waterloo, and ultimately to St Helena, where he could sit and scan the sea in his final months.
In this innovative biography, Ruth Scurr follows the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon's life through the land he cultivated and that offered him retreat from the manifold frustrations of war and politics. Seen through the eyes of those who knew him in the shade of his gardens, Napoleon emerges a giant figure made human - both as the Emperor hunting for glory and the man in an old straw hat, leaning on his spade.
'Immensely satisfying and captivating... Charming and intelligent' Andrew Roberts, TLS
'Grippingly original' The Times
'A delight to read' Daily Telegraph
* A Book of the Year in The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph and History Today *
Winner of a Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award 2022
| ISBN: | 9781784704032 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 2022 |
| Author: | Ruth Scurr |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 560 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Political leaders and leadership Social and cultural history Gardens (descriptions, history etc) European history |
'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesA revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and shade.Napoleon's gardens range from his childhood olive groves in Corsica, to Josephine's menageries in Paris, to the walled garden of Hougoumont at the battle of Waterloo, and ultimately to St Helena, where he could sit and scan the sea in his final months.In this innovative biography, Ruth Scurr follows the dramatic trajectory of Napoleon's life through the land he cultivated and that offered him retreat from the manifold frustrations of war and politics.
Napoleon features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Social and cultural history, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), European history
Paperback, CD-Audio, Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Napoleon was written by Ruth Scurr and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
Napoleon has 560 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.