St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-25
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Wv lTsE DUN HDlEs
Every phase of the character or
career of Napoleon is interesting,
and few men of any age can present
a character more complex and many
sided or a career more completely
filled with stirring and startling
events than he. Everything in any
way connected with the little cor
poraP' is doubly interesting now, and
able writer's from time to time sup
ply a book on some point of his his
tory, and soon complete Napoleon
&c library will result. However, few
careers are better worth the study
than his, and the student who gives
the public the benefit of his re-
searches in a book has long before
been repaid by what the study of the
character has brought him. A re-
cent and most interesting book is
the Military Career of Napoleon
the Great" by Montgomery B. Gibbs,
Of Chicago, a well known newspa-
per man and a brilliant writer. In
presenting his book Mr. Gibbs says:
1.-THE revival of interest in the
career of the man who for fifteen
years had been the glory of France
has In no way caused the hasty writ
ing or publication of this anecdotaI
military history. 1t is the result of
years of study, and represents, not
only a careful reading of those au-
thorities which all must have access
to who would write intelligently of
the subject, but also of the more re-
cent volumes which have appeared
from time to time, each having
something new to reveal concerning
the seemingly inexhaustible fund OF
information pertaining to this son of
a poor Corsican gentleman, who, as
his greatest biographer has said of
him, played in the world the parts
of Alexander. Hannibal, Caesar and
Charlemagne.'
There has never been a time. d1r-
ing the last fifty years at least. when
the public was not eager to learn
something new concerning the Won
derful career of the man who once
held all Europe prisoner in the folds
of the French flag. The world re-
CARDS Napoleon Bonaparte as a mill
tary genius at least, whatever it
may think of the political or social
side OF his life, and it's relation to
France. The writer does not believe
that they are inseparably connected
and in offering this work it is his
desire to better acquaint the admir-
erS as we'll as the enemies of the
Little Corporal with his military
career, not technically, but to pict
ure MIN as his marshals, generals
and soldiers knew him, on the bat
tleteld and around the campfire"
In treating the military life of Ma
poleon, Mr.. Gibbs has given a most
interesting study of man who. dur-
ing the last ten years of his life in
france spent as much, lacking fifty
TOUR days, Of his time on battIefelds
as he did in his palaces, and who
nndlng his country bankrupt. left
1t the richest nation in Europe. hav-
ing at the same time carried on the
greatest and most expensive wars
OF modern times, involving the whole
continent and ending in NapoIeon's
complete and ultimate defeat. The
author deals with the greatest STRAIT
eglst military history has ever
known - the most indomita bIe
leader, the memorable discipIinarian
than whom, too, no leader has ever
been more honored or beloved by his
soldiery; and in all the elements of
a great and successful leader and
general Mr.. Gibbs finds lessons
which are we'll drawn.
THE, Military Career of Napo1eon
the Great" By Montgomery B.
Gibbs Chicago: The Warner Com
pany. Cloth, $1.25. For sale by the
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Jack O'Doon" is Maria Beale's
latest work, and is a study of that
old but ever interesting theme
love and the sacrifices which mortaIs
or mainly novel heroes, will make
Jack, the son of a fisherman, and the
daughter of rich man near by are
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on his side and leads him to the do
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sacrifice of his life. The story is
faulty. as it does not leave the read
er the better for having read the
gloomy narrative of a one-sided love
tale. 1t kindles no kindly FEELING
in the reader, and does not touch his
heart.
Jack O'Doon," by Maria .BeaJe
New York: Henry Holt & Co. Pa
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The Honor of Savelli'' is the most
recent publication in Appleton
ToWn and Country Series, and is 9
strong story by A Leavette Yeates
1t deals with stirring events in q
most interesting way, and it's char.
acters are strong and manly. 1t is
a romance we'll worth reading.
The Honor of SavelIi." BY A
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pleton & Co. Paper, so cents. For
sale by the st. Paul Book & Station
cry company.