Opening Line of the Week
The opening words come from the novel’s narrator, a man known only as Henri, and a French foot-soldier in the personal service of Napoleon. At five-feet-two, his short stature has played a major role in his advancement, as no one above that height has ever been selected to wait on the diminutive Emperor (approximately five-feet-…
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