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Geoffroy, Louis

Working name of French author Louis-Napoleon Geoffroy-Chateau (1803-1858), whose Napoléon et la conquête du monde, 1812-1832: Histoire de la monarchie universalle (1836; rev vt Napoléon Apocryphe: Histoire de la conquête du monde et de la monarchie universalle 1841; trans as Napoléon and the Conquest of the World 1812-1832: A Fictional History 1994) is an early – perhaps the first genuine – Alternate History, depicting Napoleon's astute strategy in Russia in 1812 (he backs away from Moscow, and lives to fight again), his conquest of Britain two years later, and his subsequent domination of the entire world. Progress is rapid; Inventions include powered dirigibles (see Airships; Balloons), flying automobiles, and much else. The tale was not translated into English until 1994. [JC]

Louis-Napoleon Geoffroy-Chateau

born Étampes, near Paris, France: 11 May 1803

died France: July 1858

works

• Napoléon et la conquête du monde, 1812-1832: Histoire de la monarchie universalle ["Napoleon and the Conquest of the World, 1812-1814: History of the Universal Monarchy"] (Paris: chez H-L Delloye, 1836) [binding unknown/]
  • Napoléon Apocryphe: Histoire de la conquête du monde et de la monarchie universalle ["The Napoleon Apocrypha: History of the Conquest of the World and of the Universal Monarchy"] (Paris: chez Paulin, 1841) [rev vt of the above: binding unknown/]
    • Napoléon and the Conquest of the World 1812-1832: A Fictional History (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Campaign Press Publications, 1994) [trans of the above: hb/]
    • The Apocryphal Napoleon (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2016) [new trans by Brian Stableford of the above: pb/Dimitri Rastorgoueff]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 01:22 am on 15 May 2025.
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