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The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#328476-ZA4
Titel	The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine
Auteur	Bonaparte, Napoleon
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Weywin Garden City : Ravenhall Books
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	1905043023
ISBN13	9781905043026
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Napoleon was but a poor, insignificant army officer. Josephine was a widow. They met in the Paris of 1795, a city ravaged by revolution and despairing of war. They fell in love and married. Their relationship became a legend. From the early days of their love when Napoleon was in Italy, to the bitter divorce in 1809, the couple kept in touch through intimate letters. Napoleon's insatiable ambition took him from Italy to Egypt, from general to emperor. But his opinions, his thoughts, his actions, he relayed in writing to Josephine. This collection of letters reveals much about the times through which Napoleon and Josephine prospered and about the forces which played upon a couple who rose at astonishing speed to the very height of power and success. This edition includes detailed commenta... (Lees verder)ries on the letters, a chronology and biographies of key personalities.
Pagina's	224
Conditie	Goed — Very fine copy.
Prijs	€ 100,00

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