Austerlitz

by Louis Constant Wairy, Gareth Humphreys (Translator)

This edition • A new English translation• Parallel French and English texts• Afterword• Translator's NotesLouis Constant Wairy, always known simply as Constant, was First Chamber Valet to Napoleon Bonaparte. He was in service at Austerlitz, Napoleon's greatest and most famous victory. This short book presents a valet's view of this tremendous battle. Our unique parallel text presents the original French on the left page, the English translation on the right, with sentences and paragraphs aligned for easy reading and reference. Parallel texts of this kind are a very valuable learning resource, as they make the foreign language content immediately comprehensible.

18 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2014

About the author

Louis Constant Wairy was valet to the French emperor, Napoléon. He wrote "Mémoires de Constant, premier valet de chambre de l'empereur, sur la vie privée de Napoléon, sa famille et sa cour." or Memoires of Constant, valet of the emperor; about his private life, his family and his court.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Co...