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Our first introduction to the Emperor of France (Napoleon) is just at the moment when he is bidding farewell to the land he loves so dearly as he is sailing away, a prisoner on board the "Bellerophon" bound for the Island of St. Helena. We...See moreOur first introduction to the Emperor of France (Napoleon) is just at the moment when he is bidding farewell to the land he loves so dearly as he is sailing away, a prisoner on board the "Bellerophon" bound for the Island of St. Helena. We are shown his landing at St. Helena and where he was lodged for the first night. The next we see of the captive is in his room at "Longwood," where he spent nearly five sad, long years; we are shown how well he was guarded and restricted, his quarrels with Sir Hudson Low, his jailer, and the trick he played upon his guards. Emperor once, he is now but a broken, gloomy old man, brooding by the fire from which visions of the past arise. Memories of his only son are brought to him by the sight of other children around him. We are thus shown the great military leader who once played with thousands of lives across the checkerboard of Europe. A terrific storm broke along the coast of St. Helena one bleak, cold day and at sunset Napoleon's star of destiny sank to rise no more except over the dome of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, which rears its noble pillars in honor of the great man who lies there, wrapped in the silence of his glory. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less