The seven concluding books were published posthumously in 1654.
It was posthumously published.
Two years later he died, leaving his widow in poor circumstances; a second child, another son, was posthumously born.
The second part, carrying the work down to the close of the 18th century, was published posthumously by his son in 4 vols.
Of still greater importance for the history of Napoleon are Fain's Memoires, which were published posthumously in 1908; they relate more particularly to the last five years of the empire, and give a detailed picture of the emperor at work on his correspondence among his confidential secretaries.
