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Napoleon's women

As a soldier and an emperor, Napoleon was ruthless and determined; as a lover, he showed the same single-minded ferocity.
Print Book, English, 2004
W.W. Norton, New York, NY, 2004
History
xiv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780393324990, 0393324990
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The Creole
The doomed marriage
The Citoyenne Beauharnais
The Corsican boy
A prostitute and a pest
The 'adorable friend'
Chez les permons
Parisian salons
Adventures in Italy
The Serbelloni palace
The favourite sister
Carolilne
'Peace à la Bonaparte'
Life in the rue de la Victoire
'La putana'
A conversation with Junot
'Cleopatra'
The general's return
The coup
Days at Malmaison
Assassins and victims
Mistresses at court
The Imperial Highnesses and Madame Mère
Coronation
Adopted and natural sons
Life at court
Marie Walewska
Preliminaries of divorce
Sisters and sisters-in-law
Separation
Marie-Louise
Marriage and honeymoon
The King of Rome
Disaster in Russia
Fugitives
The Austrian equerry
The death of Josephine
Exile on Elba
Madame Mère
Pauline Borghese
Queen Caroline
Defeat and exile
St. Helena
Longwood House
'Mach' and 'Sultana'
Sexual adventures
Dreams and memories
Death of the Emperor
Elisa and Caroline
Pauline and Madame Mère
Epilogue : The return to Paris
Originally published in hardcover as "Napoleon: his wives and women."