Josephine: desire, ambition, Napoleon

Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. This...

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1. Verfasser: Williams, Kate (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Hutchinson 2013
Ausgabe:1. publ. in Great Britain
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Zusammenfassung:Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. This book tells her story
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:357 S., [16] S. of plates col. ill., ports. 25 cm