A Short History of Napoleon the First

by Sir John Robert Seeley

Overview

There have been many biographies of the Emperor Napoleon over the years and in many languages, however most tend to be either overly laudatory, mostly those written in French, or caustically negative, mostly those written in English. Thankfully this work suffers neither polarity of opinion, sticking to historical fact, rigorous analysis and an even handed portrayal of the subject, without any undue distortion from the realities of the era.

Professor Seeley’s biography grew, as he says himself in his preface, out of an impossible task to provide a shortened biographical sketch of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Unsatisfied that so great a subject could be adequately be dealt with in such a format, he penned his excellent short work on Napoleon.

Free from vitriol the book sets a standard that few modern works can be said to have achieved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789121643
Publisher:	Friedland Books
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	165
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Professor Sir John Robert Seeley (1834-1895), Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge

Sir John Robert Seeley, KCMG was an English essayist and historian. He is most known for his book The Expansion of England (1883), written from the perspective of a contemporary historian, yet influences historical discussions about empire to this day.

Seeley was born in London on September 10, 1834 in London, the son of R. B. Seeley, a publisher and the author of several religious books and of The Life and Times of Edward I. After developing a taste for religious and historical subjects at the City of London School, Seeley went up to Christ's College, Cambridge where he was head of the Classical tripos and senior chancellor's medallist. He was elected a fellow and became Classical tutor of his college.

For a time, he was a master at his old school in London, and in 1863, he was appointed professor of Latin at University College, London. He was made Regius Professor of Modern History, Cambridge in 1869.

In August 1869, Seeley married Mary Agnes Phillot, who survived him. He passed away on January 13, 1895 and is buried in the Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge, with his wife.