# The Napoleon of the People

Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 [Translator]; Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 [Translator]

Genre: France

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7958

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Napoleon+of+the+People+Balzac&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The Napoleon of the People was originally published in Le Medicin de Campagne (The Country Doctor). It is a story told to a group of peasants by the character of Goguelat, an ex-soldier who served under Napoleon in an infantry regiment. It was later included in Folk-tales of Napoleon: Napoleonder from the Russian, a collection of stories by various authors. This translation is by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-napoleon-of-the-people-7958/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-napoleon-of-the-people-7958/chapters/2/index.md)