Napoleon's Master: A Life of Prince Talleyrand by Lawday, David - 2006

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2006. New book, 386 pages. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task: flattery, courtesy, and an alarmingly straight face, and he won. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington it was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This is the story of Prince Talleyrand, who attracted as much scorn as Napoleon wins glory. To his critics, the arch-aristocrat who delivered France and Europe from the Emperor's follies is the prince of vice - turncoat, hypocrite, liar, plotter, God-baiter and womaniser, and to make matters worse, highly successful at them all. The richly flawed and abundantly gifted character laid bare by this book is the man to whom diplomats continue to look today for the subtlest tricks of the negotiator's art. A good 150 years before the a united Europe came into being, Talleyrand's actions laid the ground for it - as they have for a permanent peace… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2006. New book, 386 pages. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task: flattery, courtesy, and an alarmingly straight face, and he won. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington it was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This is the story of Prince Talleyrand, who attracted as much scorn as Napoleon wins glory. To his critics, the arch-aristocrat who delivered France and Europe from the Emperor's follies is the prince of vice - turncoat, hypocrite, liar, plotter, God-baiter and womaniser, and to make matters worse, highly successful at them all. The richly flawed and abundantly gifted character laid bare by this book is the man to whom diplomats continue to look today for the subtlest tricks of the negotiator's art. A good 150 years before the a united Europe came into being, Talleyrand's actions laid the ground for it - as they have for a permanent peace… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2006. New book, 386 pages. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task: flattery, courtesy, and an alarmingly straight face, and he won. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington it was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This is the story of Prince Talleyrand, who attracted as much scorn as Napoleon wins glory. To his critics, the arch-aristocrat who delivered France and Europe from the Emperor's follies is the prince of vice - turncoat, hypocrite, liar, plotter, God-baiter and womaniser, and to make matters worse, highly successful at them all. The richly flawed and abundantly gifted character laid bare by this book is the man to whom diplomats continue to look today for the subtlest tricks of the negotiator's art. A good 150 years before the a united Europe came into being, Talleyrand's actions laid the ground for it - as they have for a permanent peace… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2006. New book, 386 pages. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task: flattery, courtesy, and an alarmingly straight face, and he won. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington it was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This is the story of Prince Talleyrand, who attracted as much scorn as Napoleon wins glory. To his critics, the arch-aristocrat who delivered France and Europe from the Emperor's follies is the prince of vice - turncoat, hypocrite, liar, plotter, God-baiter and womaniser, and to make matters worse, highly successful at them all. The richly flawed and abundantly gifted character laid bare by this book is the man to whom diplomats continue to look today for the subtlest tricks of the negotiator's art. A good 150 years before the a united Europe came into being, Talleyrand's actions laid the ground for it - as they have for a permanent peace… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2006. New book, 386 pages. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task: flattery, courtesy, and an alarmingly straight face, and he won. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington it was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This is the story of Prince Talleyrand, who attracted as much scorn as Napoleon wins glory. To his critics, the arch-aristocrat who delivered France and Europe from the Emperor's follies is the prince of vice - turncoat, hypocrite, liar, plotter, God-baiter and womaniser, and to make matters worse, highly successful at them all. The richly flawed and abundantly gifted character laid bare by this book is the man to whom diplomats continue to look today for the subtlest tricks of the negotiator's art. A good 150 years before the a united Europe came into being, Talleyrand's actions laid the ground for it - as they have for a permanent peace… Read More

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London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2006. New book, 386 pages. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task: flattery, courtesy, and an alarmingly straight face, and he won. Quite as much as the Duke of Wellington it was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This is the story of Prince Talleyrand, who attracted as much scorn as Napoleon wins glory. To his critics, the arch-aristocrat who delivered France and Europe from the Emperor's follies is the prince of vice - turncoat, hypocrite, liar, plotter, God-baiter and womaniser, and to make matters worse, highly successful at them all. The richly flawed and abundantly gifted character laid bare by this book is the man to whom diplomats continue to look today for the subtlest tricks of the negotiator's art. A good 150 years before the a united Europe came into being, Talleyrand's actions laid the ground for it - as they have for a permanent peace… Read More

Jonathan Cape, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£20.00 price intact). Published by Jonathan Cape, 2006. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in gold with green endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. A fine copy of this biography of Napoleon's chief diplomat, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. 385 pages. ISBN: 9780224073660. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.