Puppets of Fate

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Excerpt from Puppets of Fate: A Drama in Four Acts and a Prologue The following historical drama has no incident in it that I have not found suggested or recorded by one authority or another. When I found writers that differed I took the better corroborated story or that which seemed to me more likely to be authentic. As has been well said, "If you would have the story of Napoleon, you must take it from the lips of Frenchmen." I have followed this suggestion and read many French authorities before beginning to write, and it is because I have taken the word of Frenchmen in regard to their hero that I paint the picture of Josephine to be found in this book. I want to acknowledge the kindness of Professor Henry Le Daum, Professor of French and Spanish in the University of North Dakota, for his encouragement and directness in suggesting to me that I give the true French version of Josephine's character and the philosophy of Napoleon as applied to his treatment of the deposed Empress of the French. I am much indebted to this gentleman also for the use of many valuable books, without which I should have been unable to get such an intimate knowledge of the subject on which I undertook to write. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.