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Excerpt from The History of Hortense, Daughter of Josephine, Queen of Holland, Mother of Napoleon III
N 0 man can understand the career of Napo leon I. Without being acquainted with those scenes of anarchy and terror which preceded his reign. No man can understand the career of Napoleon III. Unless familiar with the strug gle of the people against the despots ln the' Revolution, their triumph in the Empire, their defeat in its overthrow, and their renewed tri umph in its restoration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
