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HIGHLIGHTED ON NAPOLEON.ORG, 20 - 26 NOVEMBER, 2009
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH "Recent books in French on the history of the Napoleonic period", by Peter Hicks Our latest article of the month is by Peter Hicks and covers Francophone books on Napoleonic history, in which the works of six French historians are highlighted and discussed.
PAINTING OF THE MONTH Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, "Napoleonis Mater", by Charlotte Bonaparte Charlotte Bonaparte, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte (brother of the French Emperor), painted this portrait, drawn from life, of her grandmother during a visit to the Palais Bonaparte in Rome.
BOOK OF THE MONTH Clisson and Eugénie, by Napoleon Bonaparte Triumphant on the field of battle, Clisson turns his back on worldly success. He falls in love and marries Eugénie, but how long will their passion survive?
OBJET D'ART OF THE MONTH The Prince Imperial's velocipede This velocipede, which may have once belonged to Napoleon III's son, Napoleon-Eugene the Prince Imperial, was given to Alberto di Roccagiovine...
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