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The Memorial of Saint Helena

The Memorial of Saint Helena is a detailed account by Emmanuel de Las Cases of Napoleon Bonaparte’s reflections, conversations, and recollections during his exile on Saint Helena (1815-1816). Blending memoir, dialogue, and political philosophy, it offers an intimate portrait of Napoleon’s mind and became one of the most influential Napoleonic testimonies.

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Quotes from The Memorial of Saint Helena

“That is just it, work is my element; I was born and made for it. I have found the limits of my legs; I have found the limits of my eyes; but I have never been able to find the limits of my labour.”

 Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)

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• Title: The Memorial of Saint Helena

• Author: Emmanuel de Las Cases

• Type: Book

• Publisher: n/a

• Publication time: 1824

• Link: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/47642

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