Napoleon and Betsy: Recollections of Napoleon at St Helena - Hardcover

Lucia Elizabeth Abell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781550344 ISBN 13: 9781781550342

Publisher: Fonthill Media, 2012

Synopsis

Imprisoned on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena, the fallen emperor Napoleon Bonaparte made an unlikely friend: the impudent, spirited 13-year-old daughter of a British naval officer. Over regular visits, Lucia Elizabeth Abell, known as Betsy, helped him to learn English, amused him with anecdotes and stories, and diverted him from his sombre thoughts. Her touching account of their friendship, published some 20 years later, is reprinted here with a biographical introduction and 32 pages of colour plates. slightly off-mint.

About this title

About the Author:

Betsy Balcombe (later Lucia Elizabeth Abell) was a young girl coming up to her thirteenth birthday when Napoleon was forced upon her family as a temporary guest at the Briars, St Helena. Following his move to Longwood two months later, Betsy maintained and built upon her close friendship with the fallen emperor. Elizabeth Abell published her recollections in 1844 and her book became an instant best seller. Her own life was one of tragedy and distress and in later life she was given a land grant by Napoleon III in 'in memory of her comfort to his uncle'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1781550344
• ISBN 13: 9781781550342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Alan Sutton