The Duel
Joseph Conrad
Melville House
<p><u><b><b><u>About This Book</u></b></b></u><br><br><i>"Haven't you heard of the duel going on ever since 1801?"</i><br><br>An exciting, swashbuckling thriller based on a true story about two of Napoleon's soldiers.<br><br>Conrad's brilliantly ironic tale about two officers in Napoleon's Grand Army who, under a futile pretext, fought an on-going series of duels throughout the Napoleanic Wars. Over decades, on every occasion they chanced to meet, they fought. Both satiric and deeply sad, this masterful tale treats both the futility of war and the absurdity of false honor, war's necessary accessory.<br><br><b><u>This Is An Enhanced eBook</u></b><br><br>This eBook contains <b>Illuminations</b>--additional illustrated material that expand the world of Conrad's novella through text and illustrations--at no additional charge. <br><br> <b>"Illuminations"</b> contains writings by Napoleon Bonaparte - Catherine Bearne - Captain Elzear Blaze - Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourienne - Richard...</br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></p>