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and to St. Helena, where he remained until the death of Napoléon. The latter dictated to him his campaigns in Egypt and Syria.
103 Edgar Quinet (1803-1875). A celebrated poet and historian. He
wrote three epic poems : Napoléon^ Ahasvérus^ and Praméthée^ and Fondation de la République des Provinces-Unies ^ and Histoire de la Campagne de i8ij. Quinet was exiled by Napoléon III, and was an ardent republican. Hi" Histoire de la Campagne de 181J is very well wrîtten but som irhat partial.
105 14 llarchand. Napoleon*s favorite val t de chambre, whom the
emperor treated at St. Helena nu e as a friend than as a servant.
x6 Êlisa (i 774-1820). Princess of Lucca «nd Piombino, then Grand Duchess of Tuscany, wife of the Corsican Bacciochi. The other sisters of Napoléon were Pauline {1780-182 5), Duchess of Guastalla in 1806, wife of gênerai Leclerc, then of Prince Borghese; Caroline (i 782-1839), wife of Murât, king of Naples.
106 15 Montholon (1783-1853). A man of tact and courage, one of the
most faithful of Napoleon*s followers at St. Helena. 27 Hudson Lowe (1770-1844). Govemor of St. Helena during Napoleon's captivity. In executing the orders of his govemment he showed an utter lack of tact, and needlessly humiliated and vexed his illustrious prisoner. His name has acquired an unenviable notoriety. 29 Longwood. Napoleon's résidence at St. Helena, situated in the bleakest portion of the island.
110 19 les bords de la Seine. Napoleon*s body was carried to France in 1840, and he now rests at the Hôtel des Invalides^ in a tomb worthy of his greatness.
114 Madame de Rémasat. Claire de Vergennes was bom in 1780,
and married in 1796 Augustin-Laurent de Rémusat. The husband was named/r^/ du palais in 1802, and the wife, dame du palais. Madame de Rémusat was, therefore, of the household of Napoléon, and well able to judge his character. lier Mémoires (1802-1808) were published by her grandson Paul de Rémusat, and are very interesting. They do not présent Napoléon in a favorable light, and they served as a basis to Taine's terrible arraignment of the emperor, published in La Revue des Deux Mondes ; they form the 5th vol. of Les Origines de la France Contemporaine. Madame de Rémusat*s son
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Chazles was a tHisdoguislied writer and a meraber of the French
Acadeny.
118 5 Metternich (i 773-1859). A celebrated Austnao statesman, who
was as wily and shrewd as TaUeyxand.
30 Talma <i766-iS26). Oae of the greatest Fmich tjragedians; he
was the fav<Mite actor of Napoléon.
121 16 <» diable d'homme, tkat devil ofaftllow,
as dernière rnptare avec l'Anf^jeterre, the rupture of the peace of
Amiens in 1803.
123 14 Coryisart (1755-1821). NapoleoB*s physidan.
