Napoleon

Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon

25 Sep 2011

Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon
by Alison Castle (editor)
Taschen

8:24PM

Talleyrand, Betrayer and Saviour of France

10 Feb 2008

Talleyrand, Betrayer and Saviour of France

by Robin Harris

John Murray, HK$165

6:56PM

A golden opportunity

4 Dec 2007

A replica of the tiara presented to Empress Marie-Louise of France in 1811 - just one of the treasures on show in Central at Chaumet of Paris.

12:50PM

Putting on the glitz: Napoleon's jewels

3 Dec 2007

Many fine jewellers have been linked to royals and aristocracy over the years, for example Cartier, jeweller of choice for the Duchess of Windsor.

12:46PM

He may not be pretty, but the Napoleon wrasse is too tasty for his own good. Let's try to save him

22 May 2007

Meet the Napoleon wrasse. Maybe not as pretty as most of the socialites that appear on these pages, it's nonetheless an integral part of the community and one severely at risk from...

7:59AM

New appreciation of wise, old thinkers

4 May 2007

There have been many famous leaders in times of war, such as Napoleon from France, and Zhuge Liang in ancient China. What made these men so great is their intelligence. A leader has to be...

4:29AM

Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

5 comments

3:37AM

Mainlanders chief consumers of endangered Napoleon wrasse

Mainland tourists are the major consumers of the endangered Napoleon wrasse at seafood restaurants in the city.

3:44PM

Dragon awakes

'Beware the sleeping dragon,' said Napoleon when asked about his intentions towards China. The canny Corsican knew the potential threat China posed.

12:58PM

Waterloo - Napoleon's Last Gamble

by Andrew Roberts

Harper Perennial, $112

8:55AM

Isabella Blow

'I see Big Ben striking midnight as I cross the river on my way home at night; I love the way its face is symmetrical at that hour. Big Ben is my watch as I don't wear one. It is also my alarm...

11:45PM

1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow

By Adam Zamoyski

Harper Perennial $135

8:03PM

Foolish behaviour leaves a fowl taste

Let us look on the bright side. Having made such a frog's breakfast of massacring chickens, there is little possibility that our Government will massacre anything else.

7:50PM