the wrathful dove » History http://wrathfuldove.org An e-Rant about Politics, Religion, Software, etc. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:22:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Telling and Amusing Headline Progression http://wrathfuldove.org/2010/01/29/telling-and-amusing-headline-progression/ http://wrathfuldove.org/2010/01/29/telling-and-amusing-headline-progression/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:16:47 +0000 John http://wrathfuldove.org/?p=217

The following is a list of Paris newspaper headlines reporting the journey of Napoleon across France, on his return from exile on Elba, March 9 to March 22, 1815:

March 9

THE ANTHROPOPHAGUS HAS QUITTED HIS DEN

March 10

THE CORSICAN OGRE HAS LANDED AT CAPE JUAN

March 11

THE TIGER HAS ARRIVED AT CAP

March 12

THE MONSTER SLEPT AT GRENOBLE

March 13

THE TYRANT HAS PASSED THOUGH LYONS

March 14

THE USURPER IS DIRECTING HIS STEPS TOWARDS DIJON

March 18

BONAPARTE IS ONLY SIXTY LEAGUES FROM THE CAPITAL

He has been fortunate enough to escape his pursuers

March 19

BONAPARTE IS ADVANCING WITH RAPID STEPS, BUT HE WILL NEVER ENTER PARIS

March 20

NAPOLEON WILL, TOMORROW, BE UNDER OUR RAMPARTS

March 21

THE EMPEROR IS AT FONTAINEBLEAU

March 22

HIS IMPERIAL AND ROYAL MAJESTY arrived yesterday evening at the Tuileries, amid the joyful acclamation of his devoted and faithful subjects

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