Cover of The Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw

The Man of Destiny

by George Bernard Shaw

65 pages~1 hrs

Before he conquered empires, he had to win a war of words.

Before he became the legendary conqueror of Europe, a young Napoleon Bonaparte met his most formidable opponent in a quiet Italian inn. This razor-sharp battle of wits pits the future emperor against a mysterious, quick-witted woman in a high-stakes comedy over stolen secrets and the price of ambition.

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