tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576793257211626923.post4330980047555696424..comments2023-11-05T07:41:40.943+00:00Comments on Reflections on A Journey to St Helena: William Hesketh Lever: The Napoleon of SoapJohn Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840928923304125310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576793257211626923.post-4681384518434695162012-04-02T08:27:35.004+01:002012-04-02T08:27:35.004+01:00Hi Hels,
You don't half get around for someon...Hi Hels,<br /><br />You don't half get around for someone who lives the other side of the world! Like you I love the Lady Lever Gallery, which is only an hour's drive from me, and as I have got to know more about him I have also come to admire Lord Lever, for all his faults.<br /><br />I think these "why" questions are almost impossible to answer. Much of my blog has been given over to demonstrating the attraction which Napoleon had for many people in the UK, particularly in the century after his death. I have tried to situate Lever in the context of Liberalism and Nonconformity, but maybe that is still not sufficient explanation. I guess Lever was a bit like Napoleon: a man who rose from relatively humble beginnings with a propensity for benevolent dictatorship and an Enlightenment belief in the perfectibility of society! I would be surprised if it was as a military hero that Lever admired Napoleon, although that was undoubtedly the root of Churchill's admiration of him.<br /><br /><br />regards<br /><br />JohnJohn Tyrrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840928923304125310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576793257211626923.post-66294509415217093362012-04-02T02:35:54.321+01:002012-04-02T02:35:54.321+01:00I know Port Sunlight quite well, and really enjoy ...I know Port Sunlight quite well, and really enjoy the concept and reality of a planned town. In particular Lady Lever Gallery, which is super.<br /><br />But I am not quite sure why Lever was passionate about Napoleon. Was the long dead French leader some sort of political hero, or military hero, or even artistic role model?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576793257211626923.post-3213124038049085682011-08-01T09:06:21.755+01:002011-08-01T09:06:21.755+01:00I found your blog via My Napoleon Obsession, and I...I found your blog via My Napoleon Obsession, and I thought I'd just say thanks for excellent posts. I loved the video of St Helena - it's a longstanding goal of mine to go there some day.<br /><br />All the best,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574281945279890524noreply@blogger.com