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Balcombe), Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon; Cockburn:
Diary of Buonaparte's voyage to St. Helena in 1815; Lowe,
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residence on board the _Bellerophon_ between May 24th and
August 8th, 1815; O'Meara, Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice
from St. Helena: being the opinions and reflections of
Napoleon on the most important events of his life and
government in his own words; Rosebery: Napoleon, the Last
Phase; Silvestre: De Waterloo a Sainte-Helene; Gourgaud:
Sainte-Helene, journal inedit de 1815 a 1818; Masson: Autour
de Sainte-Helene; Las Cases: Memorial de Sainte-Helene;
Antommarchi: Les derniers moments de Napoleon; Henry: Events
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Embarrassment of the English Ministry -- A Strange Embassy --
Napoleon's Attitude -- The Transportation -- The Prison and its
Governor -- Occupations of the Prisoner -- Napoleon's Historical
Writings -- Failing Health and Preparations for Death -- His Last
Will and Testament -- The End -- Imprisoned Genius -- The St.
Helena Period -- The Insatiate Curiosity of Europe -- First
Communications from the Island -- Napoleon's Appeal -- Gourgaud
in Europe -- His Undeserved Notoriety -- Futile Efforts of Las
Cases -- O'Meara's Activities -- Confusion During the Last Years
-- Documentary Evidence -- The Legend as a Historical Force.
[Illustration: NAPOLEON SLEEPING BY LAS CASES ON BOARD THE BELLEROPHON
In red chalk by Lepicie.]
[Sidenote: 1815-21]