July Books 1) Napoleon Bonaparte for Little Historians, by Bou Bounoider

Jul 21, 2014 17:26

We picked this up at the commemoration of the Battle of Wavre. It's pretty awful; not just a case of the English being an imperfect translation from the French, but I suspect the French original is as poorly structured and rambling as the English version. Readers will, for instance, be startled to learn that "Wellington was an Englishman, a bit ( Read more... )

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chickenfeet2003 July 21 2014, 17:24:38 UTC
Also the Duke was not fond of marmelade sandwiches.

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redfiona99 July 21 2014, 21:30:50 UTC
But I bet Paddington could rock the uniform.

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del_c July 21 2014, 21:42:32 UTC
But I bet he could give a very Hard Stare.

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makyo July 22 2014, 07:51:32 UTC
Wellington is a Womble, which isn't very much like a bear. Although I'm sure he and Paddington would have got along quite well nonetheless.

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