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the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte

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An edition of Ambition and desire (2014)

Ambition and desire

the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte

First edition.

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From CNN's official royal historian, a highly praised young author with a doctorate from Oxford University, comes the extraordinary rags-to-riches story of the woman who conquered Napoleon's heart -- and with it, an empire.

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Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
384

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Subjects

Empresses, Marriage, Biography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, New York Times reviewed

People

Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Josephine Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1763-1814)

Places

France

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Table of Contents

Prologue
La Pagerie
Sophistication
"Beneath all the sluts in the world"
Revolution
"The height of good manners to be ruined"
"What strange power you have over my heart"
"The single object in my heart"
A million kisses
"I am so distressed at being separated from him"
"All I have suffered"
"He owes me everything"
"The most beautiful thing in the world"
Scenes with Bonaparte
"My stepfather Is a comet"
"Your imperial majesty"
"The king of diamonds"
"I have fulfilled my destiny"
"I wish you would be more reasonable"
"Cold and often embarrassed"
"Like a wounded soldier"
"More full of charm"
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Originally published under the title Josephine: desire, ambition, Napoleon in the United Kingdom by Hutchinson, a member of The Random House Group Limited, London, in 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-365) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
944.05092, B
Library of Congress
DC216.1 .W44 2015, DC216.1 .W44 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
384

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OL27167175M
Internet Archive
ambitiondesireda0000will
ISBN 10
0345522834
ISBN 13
9780345522832
LCCN
2014030438
OCLC/WorldCat
923266856, 885027102

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