The Emperor's Last Island

A Journey to St Helena

Julia Blackburn

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English

Vintage
07 November 1997

Biography: general; European history; History of other lands; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

'A magically idiosyncratic collage of history, biography and travel writing, permeated with madness and fantasy, absurdity and despair... Bewitching' - The Times

The Emperor's Last Stand is a book about St Helena, an island with a sad, strange history, and about the tangle of stories and myths, absurdities and simple facts that have accumulated around Napoleon and his sojourn here. It follows him through the eyes of those who lived with him, who guarded him, who managed only to catch a brief glimpse of him, alive or dead.

It is also a personal account- a description of Julia Blackburn's own journey to St Helena and at the same time a journey through the private memories and associations evoked by the telling of this poignant and curious story.

By: Julia Blackburn
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780099752110
ISBN 10: 0099752115
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 November 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Emperor's Last Island: A Journey to St Helena

This compulsive book has two main characters - an embittered Napoleon on the island of St Helena, where he was exiled and died, and the author who followed him there. Combining autobiography, history, travel and the style of a novel, it dares to confound all the borders put on travel writing. In capturing the claustrophobia of St Helena with disturbing honesty, it reveals how islands - often portrayed as paradises - can also be prisons. (Kirkus UK)