To Elba, in Search of Napoleon

The Washington Post | May 8, 1994| | Copyright

Never known for his modesty, Napoleon once said to his secretary, Bourienne, "You too will be immortal."

"Why?" came the response.

"Well," said the emperor, "are you not my secretary?"

"Tell me the name of Alexander the Great's secretary," was Bourienne's laconic reply.

Although Napoleon's immortality did not rub off on his prescient aide, it did bring enduring fame to the small Tuscan island of Elba, to which he was exiled briefly in 1814. Today Elba is one of the Mediterranean's special resorts, attracting visitors from all over Europe - but surprisingly few Americans. And yet Elba ...

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