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Monday, 11 June 2012

Napoleon was rubbish at English

A one page letter penned in English by Napoleon during his captivity on St. Helena sold at auction in Paris for 325,000 euros. The historic document shows the French Emperor struggled with his linguistic skills needed to speak to his jailors.

bergerie at 12:47

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bergerie: I have had a life with books. Moving from Middlesbrough to Manchester Public Library then Bolton, where I ran a Branch Library. My interest has always been children's and illustrated classic literature so when I started my bookselling career, this is what I decided to specialise in.I think my background in Libraries and the knowledge I gained there set me on the path to becoming a very successful bookseller and I gained first membership of the PBFA [Provincial Booksellers Assoc.] and then a couple of years later was admitted to the prestigious ABA [Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc.] Having the courage to exhibit at Book Fairs in the USA made a huge difference. We moved to France in 2001 and have never regretted that decision

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