These collected letters from Napoleon Bonaparte to Joséphine de Beauharnais span sixteen years of one of history’s most celebrated and turbulent marriages, from the ardent early dispatches of a young general on campaign in Italy to the colder communications of an emperor. Gathered and translated here for the first time, the letters reveal Napoleon’s passionate, demanding, and ultimately conflicted relationship with his first wife.
Rich with historical detail and emotional intensity, this collection offers an unparalleled view of Napoleon’s private life set against the backdrop of his spectacular military and political career. Download the free EPUB and read history’s great conqueror in his own intimate words.