Tony,

I see. In general terms I agree with him insofar as I tend to take the view that, by and large, anybody who writes a biography must do so because they are motivated by either admiration or disapproval of their subject. I understand, though, that Lefebvre's is more a history of the First Empire than a biography.

I wasn't really asking for a review, though I do read reviews because I am not completely informed on everything.

I have never thrown a book away. I have given books away though. You might consider that as an alternative to the bin.

This, however, digresses from the purpose of my question at the top of the thread.

JC