Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Irish doctor

Chapter 2: The fateful deecision

Chapter 3: Journal of a voyage

Chapter 4: Early days on St Helena

Chapter 5: Barry O’Meara’s diary

Chapter 6: Napoleon’s last days

Chapter 7: Barry O’Meara in London

Chapter 8: Napoleon returns to France

 

Appendix 1: The residents at Longwood 1815–1821

Appendix 2: Civil and military establishment of St Helena

Appendix 3: Post-mortem and exhumation

Index of names