# Napoleon — The Cream of the Jest character guide

> Napoleon in The Cream of the Jest by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0038-xxxii-horvendile-to-ettarre-at-vaux-le-vicomte

## Who they are

The French emperor, mentioned in passing historical allusions.

## In the story

### [XXI: In Pursuit of a Whisper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/xxi-in-pursuit-of-a-whisper)

Kennaston and Ettarre visit Napoleon on the evening of his coronation; he frets over ceremony and family slights.

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