Napoleonic Trivia #38 (1 Viewer)

[Grognard]

It is well known that Napoléon produced through his personal administrative staff (not wrote himselft since his writing was horrible) a considerable numbers of letters during his reign. What is the estimated number of letters he produced?

 

[trooper]

60,000 Trooper

 

[Obee]

I found that the Fondation Napoléon launched a project to publish the General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Since 2004, 6 volumes have been published by Editions Fayard, i.e. 13,922 letters dated between 1784 and 1806, 40 % of which were not included in the Correspondence published under the Second Empire and 33 % of which may be considered as hitherto unpublished.

Between now and 2012, another 7 volumes (making a grand total of 13 volumes) are planned, which will make public more than 36,000 letters. Eventually, the Fondation is planning to publish a digital version.

More information at this site http://www.napoleon.org/en/fondation/correspondence/index.asp

John

 

[blaster]

What chance has the rest of us got?....

 

[Grognard]

I found that the Fondation Napoléon launched a project to publish the General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Since 2004, 6 volumes have been published by Editions Fayard, i.e. 13,922 letters dated between 1784 and 1806, 40 % of which were not included in the Correspondence published under the Second Empire and 33 % of which may be considered as hitherto unpublished.

Between now and 2012, another 7 volumes (making a grand total of 13 volumes) are planned, which will make public more than 36,000 letters. Eventually, the Fondation is planning to publish a digital version.

More information at this site http://www.napoleon.org/en/fondation/correspondence/index.asp

John

I had 37,000 letters but 36,000 would do :wink2:. Bravo!