The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court

The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court
ISBN-10
0307953041
ISBN-13
9780307953049
Category
Fiction
Pages
326
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Broadway Books
Author
Michelle Moran

Description

Draws on primary sources to recreate the wildly promiscuous court of Napoleon Bonaparte through the experiences of his stepdaughter Hortense, his infamous sister Pauline, and his freedom-seeking Austrian wife Marie-Louise.

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