tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post2742572412468887715..comments2023-10-09T04:28:16.384-07:00Comments on Writing about writing: NapoleonTCWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13053437802878060775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post-63225043927584189362017-08-04T14:34:56.751-07:002017-08-04T14:34:56.751-07:00Napoleon was a fascinating man and a good subject ...Napoleon was a fascinating man and a good subject to write about. As it happens, I began writing about his first year on St Helena, in a historical novel form, but it has not got very far and most is on notes and in my head! It is based around Napoleon and one of the lesser know couples on St Helena Island, Mrs & Mrs Skelton, who originally resided at Longwood during the summer months. In fact, I had the memories of Mrs Mary Skelton herself, from I believe a Past-Life. Interested to read your notes from the diaries which I have been gathering copies of myself whenever I see any, or photocopying from libraries. We should compare notes perhaps!aprileliza@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842767993485339734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post-27037053409759129892017-08-04T04:23:39.150-07:002017-08-04T04:23:39.150-07:00A great blog Tom, thanks for sharing. Between you ...A great blog Tom, thanks for sharing. Between you and Shannon Selin you have Napoleon well covered! <br />I RTd on Twitter James Hartley's Q and A on his new book The Napoleon Diaries, thought his new book sounds fascinating and like his answers to the questions he was asked (and his first chapter, good old Albine Montholon!) An exciting addition to the historical novels about Napoleon and one I will be reading!<br />My own book The Countess, Napoleon and St Helena is a nonfiction account of those years of exile and death, researched from unpublished original primary source documents written at the time, a 'diary' written by the other Countess, Fanny Bertrand! <br />Looking forward to Endeavour Press publishing your Burke books �� ... soon I hope! <br />Regards @LallyABrown Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334817126406766262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post-5753944651180922012017-08-04T03:11:57.689-07:002017-08-04T03:11:57.689-07:00Interesting, Tom - I´m just about to publish the f...Interesting, Tom - I´m just about to publish the first part of a book about Napoleon´s exile on St Helena - a day by day account of what happened based on all the extant diaries and letters. It´s called The Napoleon Diaries: Imperial Exile and will be released on August 15th - Napoleon´s birthday. Anyone interested in the period or the man would like it, I think - another attempt to "get closer" and find out who he really was. Will check out your books! Thanks, James (I´m Sid Madrid on Google). My real name is James Hartley - book published under that name.James Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488921171273260790noreply@blogger.com