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Ambition and desire, the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte, Kate Williams

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Ambition and desire, the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte, Kate Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-365) and index

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individual biography

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platesillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ambition and desire

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bibliography

Oclc number

885027102

Responsibility statement

Kate Williams

Sub title

the dangerous life of Josephine Bonaparte

Summary

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

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

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