Excerpt from The Red DoctorAT the time when our story commences, Bonaparte had as yet given no signs of becoming Napoleon, nor Bernadotte of being magnified into Charles John. Yet Italy had been conquered by the one, and the other was on the eve of gaining the Rhine. The young generals and the young armies of France marched on with firm and rapid tread, victory waiting upon them at every' step.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.