Count Emmanuel de las Keyses (Emmanuel, the Comte de las Cases).

Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte in the English language , written in exile on the island of St. Helena , will be auctioned June ten in Paris.It is reported by BBC News.The document is dated March one thousand, eight hundred and sixteen and is one of three remaining from the time of Napoleon's stay on the island of Saint Helena, where he was after the defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.On the island , Napoleon decided to learn English - to understand the British people around him , and out of boredom.English lessons to the former emperor gave to look after him Count Emmanuel de las Keyses (Emmanuel, the Comte de las Cases).Sometimes , when Napoleon was suffering from insomnia , he wrote short letters to his teacher.The text of a letter written in broken English , you can make out , but often it is not agreed upon.In the text there are spelling errors , as well as funny lexical features , such as Bonaparte to place and not to the point using the auxiliary verb "shall".Approximate price of the lot - about eighty zero euros.Bidding will be held at the palace Fontanblo (Fontainebleau) in the south of Paris.