description: The Emperor's Last Stand is a book about St Helena, an island with a sad, strange history, and about the tangle of stories and myths, absurdities and simple facts that have accumulated around Napoleon and his sojourn here. It follows him through the eyes of those who lived with him, who guarded him, who managed only to catch a brief glimpse of him, alive or dead.It is also a personal a description of Julia Blackburn's own journey to St Helena and at the same time a journey through the private memories and associations evoked by the telling of this poignant and curious story.
language: English
title: The Emperor's Last Island : Journey to St.Helena
titlecomplete: The Emperor's Last Island : Journey to St.Helena
genres: Biography, France, History, European History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 135
publisher: Vintage Uk