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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume IWalter Scott Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I The Project Gutenberg EBook of Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I., bySir Walter ScottThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give i...

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume IVSir Walter Scott Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume IV CHAPTER XLIX Conduct of Russia and England during the War with Austria – Meditated Expedition of British Troops to the Continent – Sent to Walcheren – Its Calamitous Details and Result – Proceedings of Nap...

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume VSir Walter Scott Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume V CHAPTER LXXV Buonaparte marches upon Blucher, who is in possession of Soissons – Attacks the place without success – Battle of Craonne – Blucher retreats on Laon – Battle of Laon – Napoleon is compelled to w...

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume IIWalter Scott Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II CHAPTER I Corsica – Family of Buonaparte – Napoleon born 15th August, 1769 – His early habits – Sent to the Royal Military School at Brienne – His great Progress in Mathematical Science – Deficiency in Classic...

Scott's Lady of the LakeWalter Scott Scott's Lady of the Lake INTRODUCTION Walter Scott, the ninth of a family of twelve children, was born at Edinburgh in August, 1771. His first consciousness of existence dated from the time when he was sent, a lame, delicate child, to Sandyknowe, the residence...

The PirateSir Walter Scott The Pirate / Andrew Lang Edition INTRODUCTION TO THE PIRATE “Quoth he, there was a ship.”This brief preface may begin like the tale of the Ancient Mariner, since it was on shipboard that the author acquired the very moderate degree of local knowledge and information, bo...

Anne of Geierstein: or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 of 2Sir Walter Scott Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 1 (of 2) INTRODUCTIONTOANNE OF GEIERSTEINThis novel was written at a time when circumstances did not place within my reach the stores of a library tolerably rich in...

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume IIISir Walter Scott Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III CHAPTER XXV Increasing Jealousies betwixt France and England – Encroachments on the part of the former – Instructions given by the First Consul to his Commercial Agents – Orders issued by the English Min...

Anne of Geierstein: or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 2 of 2Walter Scott Anne of Geierstein; Or, The Maiden of the Mist. Volume 2 (of 2) What! will the aspiring blood of LancasterSink in the ground? Shakspeare.CHAPTER I 1st Carrier. What, ostler! – a plague on thee, hast never an eye in thy head...

Set in the 12th century, during the reign of Richard the Lionheart, Ivanhoe tells of the love of Wilfred of Ivanhoe for the Lady Rowena, his father Cedric's ward. Cedric intends Rowena for the oafish Athelstane, and banishes his son. 'The love of battle is the food upon which we live - the dust o...