Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally
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Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-13)
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no index present
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fiction
Main title
Napoleon's last island
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Thomas Keneally
Summary
Betsy Balcombe as a young woman lived with her family on St Helena. They befriended, served and were ruined by their relationship with Napoleon. To redeem the family's fortunes William Balcombe, Betsy's father, betrays Napoleon and accepts a job as the colonial treasurer of NSW, bringing his family with him. William never recovers from the ups and downs of association with Napoleon. His family however flourish in Australia and remain renowned pastoralists in Victoria
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adult
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- Families -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Saint Helena -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Exile (Punishment) -- Saint Helena -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, -1871 -- Fiction
- Australia -- History -- Fiction
- Large type books
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- I, Napoleon, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction
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- Genre3
- Subject12
- Families -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Saint Helena -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Exile (Punishment) -- Saint Helena -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, -1871 -- Fiction
- Australia -- History -- Fiction
- Large type books
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- I, Napoleon, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction
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- Author1
- Is Part Of1