It is my wish that he who may undertake the difficult task of writing the history of Napoleon shall find in my notes information useful to the perfection of his work.

There he will at least find truth.

I have not the ambition to wish that what I state should be taken as absolute authority; but I hope that it will always be consulted.
I have never before published anything respecting Napoleon.

That malevolence which fastens itself upon men who have the misfortune to be somewhat separated from the crowd has, because there is always more profit in saying ill than good, attributed to me several works on Bonaparte; among others, 'Les Memoires secrets d'un Homnae qui ne l'a pas quitte', par M.B-------, and 'Memoires secrets sur Napoleon Bonaparte, par M.de B------, and 'Le Precis Historique sur Napoleon'.

The initial of my name has served to propagate this error.