On the evening of 22 May 1809, Napoleon has just suffered his first check at Aspern-Essling, and Austria dares to hope. In the occupied capital the beautiful Leonore de Simonie, a pair of barons and the daring Commissioner Kraus are drawn into a secret society plotting against the emperor, while his spies close in.
A short, fast-moving historical romance from the prolific German novelist of the Napoleonic age. Download the free EPUB.