The Hundred Days
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- University teachers and students studying the French Revolution and the late political history of Napoleon
- Modern-history enthusiasts interested in first-hand memoirs and historical source texts
- Readers with French reading ability who want to engage with public-domain primary sources
- Researchers who need eyewitness accounts of the Hundred Days for papers or special topics
Not a good fit for
- General readers who want a popular Chinese biography and cannot read the French original
- Readers expecting a complete narrative and dramatic tension, treating the book as a novel
- People with no basic background in modern French history who need an introductory guide
Reading tips
- Read a chronology of the Hundred Days first, then enter the text, to locate people and events easily.
- Keep a record of the key figures the author mentions and check their positions and narrative tendencies against general histories.
- Read the memoir alongside contemporary newspapers and letters to distinguish eyewitness observation from later recollection.
- In the French original, proceed chapter by chapter and after each summarize the political situation of that phase in one sentence.
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About the author
Pierre Alexandre Édouard Fleury de Chaboulon (1779–1835) was a French politician and memoirist who held the title of baron. He served as private secretary and cabinet secretary to Emperor Napoleon and as a petitioner in the Council of State, and this close proximity to power gave his writing a distinctive firsthand perspective. Four of his works are held in this collection, notably the two-volume Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815 (1820) and the French work Les Cent Jours. Written as an eyewitness account, these works record Napoleon's private life during the Hundred Days, the course of the Restoration, and the political intrigues behind them, combining historical value with narrative flair; the author's attention to detail and record of personal observation lend the memoirs a strong sense of immediacy. Public information on other aspects of his life is limited.
