The Jeffersonian

Some Newly Discovered Facts
About Napoleon, the Greatest
Man That Ever Lived

Since the latest of the Napoleon biographies
has been put upon the market, a mass of material
concerning him has been published. All
of the letters which he wrote to Josephine,
while he was at the head of the army, have
been put in book form. During his Italian
campaign, he wrote to her every day. Often
these notes were scribbled on the pommel of
his saddle, while the battle was raging; many
of them were almost undecipherable; every
one of them is characteristic of his nervous,
impulsive, energetic character. They reveal
a wealth of tenderness which the world has
never given him credit for possessing. They
likewise reveal some traits of character which
to an Anglo-Saxon or a Celt are well nigh incredible.
In addition to these letters to his wife,
which throw flashlights upon his complex
nature, there has come from the press a most
interesting publication in two large volumes,
containing the diaries, memoirs, etc., of Byron's
intimate, personal friend, John Cam
Hobhouse, afterwards Lord Broughton. These
two volumes contain scores of personal anecdotes
of Napoleon and records of his familiar,
private conversations.
In other words, the recently published mass
of material concerning Napoleon gives one
another conception of the personal side of his
character, and all of the books will have to be
retouched in order to make them conform to
the truth about this marvelous man.
In one of the early months of next year,-
"if I live and nothing happens," -the Jeffersonian
Magazine will have a chapter on Napoleon,
illustrated by numerous engravings,
giving to our readers the full benefit of the
information which has come to light since the