Calavar (Volume 1); Or, the Knight of the Conquest a Romance of Mexico

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1834. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... JUST PUBLISHED BY CAHEY, LEA, &. 3LANCHARD, PRIVATE MEMOIRS Of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, from the French of M. Fauvelet De Bourrienne, Private Secretary to the Emperor. Second American Edition, with great additions; complete in one volume. This English translation, which has been very faithfully rendered, is still more valuable than the original work, as upon all points where any obliquity from other published recitals occurs, the translator has given several accounts, and thus, in the form of notes, we are presented with the statements obtained from Napoleon's own dictation at St. Helena, from the Memoirs of the Duke of Rovigo, of General Rapp, of Constant, from the writings of the Marquis of Londonderry, Sec.--V. Ser. Jour. The peculiar advantages of position in regard to his present subject, solely enjoyed by M. de Bourrienne, his literary accomplishments and moral qualifications, have already obtained for these memoirs the first rank in contemporary and authentic history. In France, where they had been lor years expected with anxiety, and where, since the revolution, no work connected with that period or its consequent events has created so great a sensation, the volumes of Bourrienne have, from the first, been accepted as the only trustworthy exhibition of the private life and political principles of Napoleon. We know from the best political authority now living in England, that Ihe writer's accounts are perfectly corroborated by facts.--Lit. Ga The only authentic Life of Napoleon extant.--Courier. This splendid publication that literally leaves-nothing to be desired.-Arfos. These volumes may be read with all the interest of a romance.-Courier. No person who is desirous rightly to appreciate the character of Bonaparte, will neglect the perusal of thi...