Friendship can strike in the most unlikely places. This mid-19th century work presents a charming account of the bond between the toppled tyrant Napoleon, sent to his final exile on the island of St Helena, and Lucia Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Balcombe, the young daughter of the British officer responsible for his welfare.
Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon on the Island of St. Helena
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Narrator: Helena Bonham Carter
Writer: Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
Narrator: Helena Bonham Carter
Writer: Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
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