Project Gutenberg 2006-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 233 Whately, Richard 1787 1863 Search, John Konx Ompax Newlight, Aristarchus White Bear Whatley, Richard Historic Doubts Relative To Napoleon Buonaparte Produced by Jeannie Howse, Thierry Alberto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Buonaparte" by Richard Whately is a historical critique written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the validity of the widely accepted historical narratives surrounding Napoleon Bonaparte, questioning not just the man himself but the nature of evidence and belief in history. It sets the stage for a rigorous examination of testimony, experience, and the factors influencing collective memory and national narrative. The opening of the work presents Whately's intent to challenge the unquestioned belief in Napoleon's existence and historical exploits by pointing out the flaws in the evidence supporting this belief. Whately discusses how observations on human credulity, hearsay, and newspaper reports contribute to a potentially distorted understanding of historical events. He offers various examples to showcase the discrepancies in accounts of Napoleon's life and accomplishments and argues for skepticism regarding the overwhelming consensus on the truth of these narratives. The text invites readers to mirror the philosophical skepticism of thinkers like Hume towards both religious and historical claims, setting a critical tone for the inquiry that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 DC Text France Napoleonic(Bookshelf) Category: History - Other Category: Philosophy & Ethics 143995 2025-08-07T14:11:54.039166 text/html 141590 2006-03-30T17:44:32 text/html 140094 2025-08-07T14:12:00.728120 application/epub+zip 139627 2025-08-07T14:11:57.523170 application/epub+zip 115177 2025-08-07T14:11:56.257154 application/epub+zip 287554 2025-08-07T14:12:03.020130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272855 2025-08-07T14:11:59.876141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241673 2022-09-08T14:35:26.653120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124925 2025-08-07T14:11:53.627155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118841 2006-03-30T17:44:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124801 2006-03-30T17:47:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124802 2006-03-30T17:49:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22664 2025-08-07T14:12:03.152103 application/rdf+xml 15719 2025-08-07T14:11:56.751141 image/jpeg 3549 2025-08-07T14:11:56.503132 image/jpeg 45974 2006-03-30T17:49:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 46581 2006-03-30T17:49:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 50733 2006-03-30T17:49:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 46551 2006-03-30T17:49:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 135876 2025-08-07T14:11:54.050199 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia