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In the Company of Napoleon’s Men

Published 5y ago -

A cavalry officer who isn’t dead by 30 is a coward. – Napoleonic cavalry general Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle (1775-1809) I. Ney Marshal Ney swears (like a loyal trooper, pardon my French) to serve the British. Napoleon, tending to fat now, is ... More »

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Swann’s Way – Memory and Desire

Published 24y ago -

Swann’s Way Remembrance of Things Past (volume 1) Marcel Proust Review By Dan Geddes 10 December 1999 Proust’s fundamental triumph in Swann’s Way is in reconstructing his own past in such detail. He recreates the rhythm and events of his childhood so viv... More »

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