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 Europe and Napoleon 531 tendency, especially in the earlier half of his work, unduly to glorify the Napoleonic regime. The sources relied upon are, moreover, very rarely cited. The work is, nevertheless, important and is probably the most interesting history in twenty volumes ever written. Taine, The French Revolution, Vol. Ill (on the Directory). By the same writer, The Modern Regime, 2 vols., 1894 ; especially Vol. I, Book I, in which the author gives in a short space the most brilliant, fascinat- ing, and suggestive analysis of Napoleon's genius ever written. The remainder of the work is a critical estimate of the influence of the insti- tutions established by Napoleon upon the later history of France. Seeley, Life and Times of Stein, or Germany and Prussia in the Napoleonic Age, 3 vols., 1878. Mahan, Influence of the Sea Power upon the French Revolution arid Empire, 2 vols. Fisher, H. A. L., Studies in Napoleonic Statesmanship, Germany, 1903. Dorman, A History of the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I (1793-1805), 1902. Oman, History of the Peninsular War, Vols. I— II, 1903. Bigelow, P., History of the German Struggle for Liberty. Bingham, A Selection from the Letters and Despatches of the First Some sources Napoleon, 3 vols., 1884. Anderson, Constitutions and Documents Illustrative of the History of France, ij8g-iqoi. Contains translations of many important documents. New Letters of Napoleon I edited by Lecestre (Appleton) (omitted from the great collection of his correspondence). The Memoirs of Napoleon dictated on the island of St. Helena are by no means wholly reliable, but are, nevertheless, very interesting and important. Among the memoirs of his companions on St. Helena to be had in English are Las Cases, The fournal of St. Helena (see above, pp. 527 sqq.) ; MoNTHOLON, History of the Captivity of Napoleon, 1846; A Diary of St. Helena (containing conversations of Napoleon with Sir Malcolm), 1899; Gourgaud, /<?«r?w/, Chicago, 1903. A considerable number of the innumerable memoirs relating to the Memoirs Napoleonic period have been translated. Among these the most con- spicuous are those by Madame de Remusat, relating to the early years of the empire (excellent); Bourrienne, very well known and especially valuable for Napoleon's earlier life ; Miot de Melito, one of King Joseph's companions (excellent) ; Pasquier, Segur, Talleyrand, 5 vols.; Meneval, 3 vols. ; Marbot, 2 vols., etc. Narrative of Captain Coignet, translated by Mrs. Carey. A striking account of the life of a simple-minded soldier. available in English.