The second funeral of Napoleon

Written under the pseudonym of Michael Angelo Titmarsh, this essay describes the events of December 15, 1840 as Thackeray witnessed the celebrations connected with the arrival of Napoleon's body from St. Helena for burial in Paris.

First sentence: MY DEAR -,-It is no easy task in this world to distinguish between what is great in it, and what is mean; and many and many is the puzzle that I have had in reading History (or the works of fiction which go by that name), to know whether I should laud up to the skies, and endeavor, to the best of my small capabilities, to imitate the remarkable character about whom I was reading, or whether I shou

Year

1841

Language

English

Publisher

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Editions

4

Pages

116

ISBN

9781425031794

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