| ISBN |
9781851240814 (pbk.) |
| 1851240814 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Franklin, Alexandra |
| Title |
Napoleon and the invasion of Britain / [by] Alexandra Franklin and Mark Philp ; with contributions by Katrina Navickas |
| Publisher |
Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2003 |
| Physical desc. |
131 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 27 cm. |
| Note |
Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, June-October 2003. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131). |
| Contents |
The contrast -- Invasion! -- Invasion machines -- Divisions in wartime -- The Great Fear in 1798 -- The Peace of Amiens: and resumption of war -- Preparing to defend -- John Bull guarding the toy shop -- The invasion thread, 1803 -- Defenders of Britain -- Gulliver -- Imagining 'La descente en Angleterre' -- Loyalism in print -- Napoleon's career: 1798: ambition; 1803: reputation; 1805: frustration -- Caricaturists return to satire -- Napoleon in British memory. |
| Person as subject |
Napoleon -- I -- Emperor of the French -- 1769-1821 -- Exhibitions |
| Corporate name |
Bodleian Library -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805 -- Exhibitions |
| English wit and humor, Pictorial |
| Political satire, English -- History and criticism |
| Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions |
| Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Caricatures and cartoons |
| Great Britain Politics and government -- 1760-1820 -- Caricatures and cartoons |
| Added name(s) |
Philp, Mark |
| Navickas, Katrina |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Bodleian Library |
