Emil Ludwig's Napoleon begins not with a battlefield, but with the fierce island world that forged him: Corsica, where war, family pride, and a strict code of honor shape the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte. From Letizia Buonaparte's courage in defeat to the young boy's isolation at Brienne, the biography traces how poverty, humiliation, and foreignness hardened his ambition instead of breaking it. Brilliant, self-contained, and already hungry for mastery, he devours military science, history,...

Was he not ugly? Squat, sturdy, broad-shouldered, with a short neck, a massive head, a snub nose; swarthy, with hairy hands and broad finger-nails. So he looked, standing and walking, always stooping a little; at home they called him the Spaniel, and meant nothing flattering by it. But Friend Wegeler was quite different to look at, and at the Breuning mansion there were moments of tension, explosions, confessions—in short, the first of those breaches between Beethoven and his friends of wh...

"Genius and Character" by Emil Ludwig was originally published in German in 1924 and translated by Kenneth Burke in 1927. This carefully transcribed version has been lovingly preserved from a public domain digital file by a skilled human editor, ensuring the essence of Ludwig's work remains intact. No OCR or pdf or photocopy.Within these pages, Emil Ludwig, renowned for his intellectual dedication to historical biographies...

This is Emil Ludwig’s 1941 book, “The Germans: Double History of A Nation”. A history of the German people rather than of Germany itself, this fascinating volume offers a unique insight into the spirit and personality of the Germans, and is highly recommended for those with an interest in European history. Contents include: “The Dreams of World Domination, from Charlemange to Gutenberg (800–1500)”, “Struggle for the Creed, from Luther to Kepler (1500–1650)”, “Schism of State and Spirit, fr...

“What possessed the thirteen-year old boy—what possessed Michelangelo—to declare that he wanted to be a painter? There he sat, a reticent lad, gazing with serious eyes at anything that happened to stand or lie before him, and scrawling an image of it—or what seemed to him such—on a sheet of superlative paper. Not the father only, but the brothers too scolded him, for this was a poor, inglorious calling, and he was so often cuffed and beaten by his parent that even in his old age he would s...

This book deals with “Jesus,” and has not a word to say about “Christ.” The author does not meddle with theology; that arose later, and he does not pretend to understand it. He tells the story as if the tremendous consequences of the life he describes were unknown to him—as they were unknown to Jesus, and unwilled. The book, therefore, ignores the interpolations in the gospels, whether made retrospectively to show the confirmation of ancient prophecies, or prospectively to provide support ...

Emil Ludwig’s account of Cleopatra’s life is a brilliant psychological study of the Queen and those two men with whom her name remains forever: Caesar and Antonius. Instead of the eccentric amorous, the idiosyncratic author shows us a real and deep lover, a mother, and a fighter.

This landmark biography presents a vivid historical and psychological picture of the man of blood and iron, and delves more into the life and mind of Otto Von Bismarck than any preceding attempt. A fantastically detailed and authentic biography of the man who dominated European affairs in the late nineteenth century, Bismarck – The Story of a Fighter constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in Germany history.

Petite Classics for Easiest Piano Booklet J3Popular Classics for Beginner and Novice Pianists by SilverTonalities!Letter Names Embedded in NoteheadsFor Quick and Easy Reading!Booklet J3 includes:Ave Maria by Franz SchubertDer Erste Blumenstrauss (First Bouquet Waltz) Opus 201 by Emile WaldteufelPiano Concerto Number 5 “The Emperor” Opus 73, First Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven