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【】nds ofasuessfulgeneralbythenaofnapoleonbonaparte, e``firstnsuloffraheyear1799.and durififteenyears,theoldeuropeanbeca thelaboratoryofanuerofpoliticalexperints,the likeofheworldhadneverseenbefore. napoleon napoleon napoleonheyear1769,thethirdson ofcarloriabuonaparte,anotarypublif thetheislandofrsidhisgood olihereforean, butanitalianiveislandanoldgreek,carthaginian andronlonyierraneanseahad foryearsbeenstrugglingtainitsindependence, firstofallfrohegenoese,andaftertheddleofthe eighteeuryfrohefrench,whohadkindlyoffered tohelpthersiandhad thenoupiedtheislandfortheiro. duringthefirsttyyearsofhislife,youngnapoleon riotarsisinnfeiner, theyokeofthe bitterlyhatedfrene.butthefrenchrevolutionhad uedlyregheclaiofthersisandgradually napoleon,ilitary schoolofbrienne,driftedintotheserviceofhisadopteduntry. althoughheneverleaedtospellfrentlyor tospeakiteafren. iihecatostandasthehighestexpression ofallfrenchvirtues.atpresentheisregardedasthesyol ofthegalliius. napoleoniscalle**stareer doeshantyyears.inthatshortspan oftihefoughtreorevictoriesand rilesandnqueredresquarekilotersand killedrepeopleandbroughtaboutrerefenerally upseteuropetoagreaterextentthananybodyincluding alexahegreatandjenghiskhanhadevernaged todo. hetlefellohefirstyearsofhislife hishealthpressedanybody byhisgoodlooksandhereiheendofhisdaysvery cluyoappearatasocialfun. hedidnotenjoyasingleadvantageofbreedingorbirthor riches.freaterpartofhisyouthheely poorandofteogoealorwasobliged tokeaferapenniesincuriousways. hegavelittleproseasaliterarygenius.peted foraprizeofferedbytheacadeoflyons,hisessay ber15outof 16eallthesedifficultiesthrough hisabsoluteandunshakablebeliefinhisoiny,andin hisobitionainspringofhis life.thethoughtofself,thehatcapitalletter ``nhters,andhrecurred foreverisofhishastilynstrues,the absoluteakethenanapoleoiortant thingintheeofgod,thesedesirescarried napoleontoapinnaeanhas everreached. ,youngbonapartewas veryfondofthe``livesoffausnarch,the ronhistorian,hadten.butheriedtoliveup tothehighstandardoftersetbytheseheroesofthe olderdays.napoleoohavebeendevoidofallthose eandthoughtfulsentintsaken differentfroheanils.ittodecide hanydegreeofayherheeverlovedanyone besideshielf.hekeptaother,but letiziahadtheairandnnersofagreatladyandafterthe fashionofitalianthers,shekneoruleherbroodof childrenandndtheirrespect.forafewyearshewas fondofjosephine,hisprettycreolehedaughter ofafrenartihehe vitedebeauhaais,edbyrobespierre abattleagainsttheprussians.but theeerordivorcedherason andheirandrriedthedaughteroftheaustrianeeror, becauseitseedgoodpolicy. duringthesiegeoftoulon,e asnderofabattery,napoleonstudiedhiavelli hindustriouscare.hefolloheadviceoftheflorentine statesnandneverkepthisohis advaobreakit.theitudedidnotoc hispersonaldiary.her,tobequitefair,didheexpect itfrothers.heansuffering. heexecutedprisonersofin1798whohad beenprosedtheirlives,andhequietlyallowedhiswounded insyriatobeedpossibleto transporttheohisships.heorderedthedukeofenghien tobeodeathbyaprejudicedurtrtialandto beshotntrarytoalllahesolegroundthatthe ``bourbonsneededaan officersadeprisfortheir untrysindependenceshouldbeshotagainstthewall, ayrolesehero,fellintohishands afterastheroie,hen traitor. inshort,peror,we begintouandthoseanxiousbritishtherswhoused todrivetheirchildrehethreatthat``bonaparte, ea theftheyverygood.a,havingsaidthese nyunpleasantthingsaboutthisstrayrant,wholooked aftereveryotherdepartntofhisarostcare, butedthedicalservids ellof hispsoldiers;havingsaidalltheseunpleasant thingsandbeingfullypreparedtoadd oacertainlurkingfeelingofdoubt. hereiaittingatafortabletableloadedheavily ytypeeraheron liriat,fondnessforcarbonpaper, andiaellingyouthattheeeroapoleonost ibleperson.butshouldihappentolookoutof thehavenue,andshouldtheendless processionoftrudcartsetoasuddenhalt,and shouldihearthesoundoftheheavydru ...