by Julia Blackburn · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780679739371
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«The Emperor's Last Island» is the historical essay by Julia Blackburn, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in paperback (277 pages).
The book opens with Napoleon's arrival on St. Helena, where he lived confined from 1814 until his death six years later. Julia Blackburn interweaves the account of that captivity with the history of the island and her own journey there, and reflects on exile, fame, and how we tell the lives of great figures.
Subtitled «A Journey to St. Helena», it was published on 31 March 1993 in the Vintage Departures series. Text in English.
Recommended for readers interested in Napoleon, European history, and travel literature.
Julia Blackburn is a British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.
