All posts tagged "Napoleon"
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914Books & LiteratureBook Review: Passion, Wit and Politics, by Elise Lauber-Sparre
An historical biography of two 18th Century female writers, Frances (Fanny) Burney and Anne Louise Germaine Necker, also known as Mme de Staël.
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2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Napoleon’s Australia, by Terry Smyth
In 1814, a French armada set sail for New South Wales. The armada’s mission was the invasion of Sydney, and its inspiration and its fate were interwoven with one of history’s greatest love stories.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress, by David Olusoga
Based on the BBC television series, Civilisations, historian, television presenter and author David Olusoga presents a look at the two-way interaction of first contact with old civilisations, and how art has represented progress through the ages.
