The Resource Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally
Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally
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The item Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 685 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781410495914
- Label
- Napoleon's last island
- Title
- Napoleon's last island
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Keneally
- Subject
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- Biographical fiction
- Exile (Punishment) -- Saint Helena -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Large type books
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction
- Saint Helena -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, -1871 -- Fiction
- Australia -- History -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Keneally, Thomas
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Napoleon
- Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe
- Interpersonal relations
- Families
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Friendship
- Exile (Punishment)
- Saint Helena
- Australia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-13)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 000058638745
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 685 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410495914
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- Label
- Napoleon's last island, Thomas Keneally
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-13)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 000058638745
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 685 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410495914
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
Subject
- Biographical fiction
- Exile (Punishment) -- Saint Helena -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Large type books
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction
- Saint Helena -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, -1871 -- Fiction
- Australia -- History -- Fiction
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