Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xi
4. I. Prologue 1
5. II. BIRD OF THE ISLANDS 4
6. III. A MARRIAGE IS ARRANGED 15
7. IV. STORM AND STRESS 29
8. V. PARTING 43
9. VI. FREEDOM 59
10. VII. REVOLUTION AND TERROR 69
11. VIII. LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 88
12. IX. BONAPARTE 105
13. X. “PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW” 123
14. XI. Wife of a Hero 135
15. XII. Josephine Infidèle 146
16. XIII. Mistress оf the Tuileries 168
17. XIV. The Сonsulate 183
18. XV. Steps to a Throne 207
19. XVI. Coronation 218
20. XVII. War Once More 233
21. XVIII. On Being an Empress 253
22. XIX. “Malmaison, с’est Joséphine“ 267
23. XX. Divorce 281
24. XXI. Seclusion 297
25. XXII. Finale 313
26. Genealogical Tables 327
27. Bibliographical Essay 331
28. Notes 344
29. Index 351