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St. Helena
[ huh-lee-nuh ]
noun
- a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
- a British colony comprising this island, Ascension Island, and the Tristan da Cunha group. 126 sq. mi. (326 sq. km). : Jamestown.
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I'm in business with Al Pacino now; we're developing Betsy and Napoleon about Napoleon's exile in St. Helena.
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I saw something of the same sort on the hills, and expected to see St. Helena spout flames.
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The events that ended in the voyage of the fallen Emperor to St. Helena, if told in full, would make a long story.
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During the voyage of ten weeks toward St. Helena, Napoleon suffered little from sea-sickness after the first few days.
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Already he had begun to practise that stoicism which, on the whole, was the keynote of his life at St. Helena.
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Napoleon was interested in the various legends of St. Helena, and these legends are very numerous.
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