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1 online resource (viii, 384 pages) : color illustrations |
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-- Ambition and Desire -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ambition and Desire "A sparkling account of this most fallible and endearing of women."--Daily Mail "A whirlwind tour of French history."--The Telegraph From the Hardcover edition. |
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Traces the rags-to-riches story of Josephine Bonaparte, discussing her humble origins, powerful ambitions, and her passionate relationship with Napoleon. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-365) and index. |
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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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Requires Boundless App. |
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Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Marriage.
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Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814. |
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. |
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Empresses -- France -- Biography.
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Empresses. |
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Marriage. |
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France. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Williams, Kate, 1974- Josephine London : Hutchinson, 2013 9780091936914 |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Williams, Kate, 1974- Ambition and desire New York : Ballantine Books, [2014] 9780345522832 (DLC) 2014030438 (OCoLC)885027102 |
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9780345522856 : $65.00 |
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0345522850 : $65.00 |
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