. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . f everybody who makes a study of the careerof Napoleon Bonaparte.— THE FIELD. LONDON—JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD. THE BRITISH INCAPRI 1806-1808, BYSIR LEES KNOWLES BARONET, , , , NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON—JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEADNEW YORK—JOHN LANE COMPANY MCMXVIII. TILL0T80N AND BON, LTD., PRINTERS, BOLTON AND LONDON. DEDICATED TO MY WIFE THE LADY NINA KNOWLES in bemembbancb of oubwedding-day Thuesday, August 12th, 1915 INTRODUCTION Vol piu avere amid in piazza, che danari in cassa. I veri amid sono come le mosche blanche. These tw
. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . f everybody who makes a study of the careerof Napoleon Bonaparte.— THE FIELD. LONDON—JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD. THE BRITISH INCAPRI 1806-1808, BYSIR LEES KNOWLES BARONET, , , , NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON—JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEADNEW YORK—JOHN LANE COMPANY MCMXVIII. TILL0T80N AND BON, LTD., PRINTERS, BOLTON AND LONDON. DEDICATED TO MY WIFE THE LADY NINA KNOWLES in bemembbancb of oubwedding-day Thuesday, August 12th, 1915 INTRODUCTION Vol piu avere amid in piazza, che danari in cassa. I veri amid sono come le mosche blanche. These two Italian proverbs may be translated■ Rather a friend on the square than gold in the bank,and, A real friend is as rare as a white fly. Theyare particularly applicable to Capri where the Piazza(the square, the market-place), with its Terrace is thehub, or centre, of life. In fact, it may be said that inRoman times, when a Roman Emperor lived there,Capri was the hub of the universe. Appealing to my many friends on the island, I feelsure that more than one will treat this peep at theperiod when the British were in occupation of Capriwithcu31924028350910
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