The People’s Emperor

by Edward Shawcross

The People’s Emperor Edward Shawcross

Reception

2026
Times Literary Supplement
Reviewed by Talitha Ilacqua, 2 September
2026
London Review of Books
Reviewed by David Todd, 8 October

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London Review of Books · 8 October 2026

David Todd · Be careful of the buffoon: Louis Napoleon’s Fall

By David Todd

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Times Literary Supplement · 2 September 2026

The other Napoleon

An inveterate plotter who became emperor of France

By Talitha Ilacqua

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