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Pauline Bonaparte Venus Of Empire
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Author : Flora Fraser
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2009-02-24
Pauline Bonaparte Venus Of Empire written by Flora Fraser and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon's favorite sister, with color photos, paintings, and illustrations. Considered by many in Europe to be the most beautiful woman at the turn of the nineteenth century, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese shocked the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels, her decision to pose nearly nude for Canova's sculpture, and her rumored incestuous relationship with her brother, the Emperor Napoleon—the only man to whom she was loyal. When Napoleon was exiled to Elba, Pauline was the only sibling to follow him there, and after the final defeat at Waterloo she begged to join him at Saint Helena. In Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire, Flora Fraser casts new light on the Napoleonic era and crafts a dynamic, vivid portrait of a mesmerizing woman.
Venus Of Empire
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Author : Flora Fraser
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-11
Venus Of Empire written by Flora Fraser and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-11 with History categories.
'Fraser cleverly contrasts Pauline's callous offloading of successive lovers ... The success of a biography of an un-improving subject like this is whether or not we miss them at its close ... Pauline was clearly irresistible company' Literary Review Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalised by Antonio Canova's statue and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese is a fascinating figure. At the turn of the nineteenth century she was considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Europe. She shocked the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels and, most famously, her decision to pose nearly nude for Canova's sculpture, which has been replicated in countless ways through the years. But just as remarkable for Pauline's private life was her fidelity to the emperor (if not to her husbands). She was witness to Napoleon's great victories in Italy, and she was often with him and her rival for his loyalty, the Empress Josephine, at Malmaison. When he was exiled to Elba, Pauline was the only sibling to follow him there, and after Waterloo she begged to be allowed to join him at Saint Helena. No biographer has gone so deeply into the sources or so closely examined one of the seminal relationships of the man who shaped modern Europe. In Venus of Empire, Flora Fraser casts new light on the Napoleonic era while crafting a dynamic, vivid portrait of mesmerising woman.
Pauline Bonaparte
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Author : Flora Fraser
language : fr
Publisher: André Versaille
Release Date : 2011
Pauline Bonaparte written by Flora Fraser and has been published by André Versaille this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Pauline Bonaparte est un personnage fascinant. Au tournant du XIXe siècle, elle était considérée par beaucoup comme la plus belle femme d’Europe. Elle a choqué le continent par l'audace de ses amours, sa garde-robe et ses bijoux somptueux, et, surtout, par sa décision de poser presque nue pour la sculpture de Canova, laquelle a été reproduite d'innombrables fois au fil des ans. Mais tout aussi remarquable que sa vie privée a été la fidélité de Pauline à l'empereur (si ce n'est à ses maris). Elle a été témoin des grandes victoires de Napoléon en Italie, et elle a été souvent avec lui et l'impératrice Joséphine, à Malmaison. Quand il fut exilé à l'île d'Elbe, Pauline fut sa seule parente à le suivre là-bas, et après Waterloo, elle demanda à être autorisée à le rejoindre à Sainte-Hélène. Aucun biographe n’a été si profondément dans les sources ou n’a si étroitement examiné l'une des plus proches relations de l'homme qui a façonné l'Europe moderne. Flora Fraser a jeté une nouvelle lumière sur l'époque napoléonienne, en peignant un portrait dynamique et vivant d'une femme envoûtante.
Imperial Venus
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Author : Len Ortzen
language : en
Publisher: Scarborough House
Release Date : 1974
Imperial Venus written by Len Ortzen and has been published by Scarborough House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Unruly Queen
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Author : Flora Fraser
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-11
The Unruly Queen written by Flora Fraser and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-11 with History categories.
'Splendid ... her book does justice to a fascinating woman who was tragic, brave, likable, humorous, and indeed, unruly' Spectator 'Written with elegance, wit and a narrative zest that novelists might envy' Economist At the heart of the extravagant Regency period – nine scandalous, politically fascinating years from 1811 to 1820 – lies the bitter mismatch between the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince Regent, later George IV, separated privately from Caroline of Brunswick within a year of their marriage in 1795. The couple remained separated until Queen Caroline's death in 1821, but the mockery of their marriage resisted the most strenuous efforts to dissolve it. Barred from the Regent's court, Queen Caroline travelled through Europe with a small court of her own. The story of The Unruly Queen – a long, courageous fight by an extraordinary individual to see justice done in the face of overbearing authority – is compellingly told by Flora Fraser. This astonishing book culminates with the Queen's House of Lords trial for adultery and exclusion from her bigamous husband's coronation.
Beloved Emma
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Author : Flora Fraser
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-11
Beloved Emma written by Flora Fraser and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-11 with History categories.
'Bewitchingly readable, authoritative' The Times 'At last, in Flora Fraser, Lady Hamilton has a biographer able to capture both the woman and her times' Amanda Foreman Born in the eighteenth century, Emma Hamilton was a woman ahead of her time. Her rise to fame and fortune seemed unstoppable – until she began her infamous love affair with Admiral Lord Nelson. Beloved Emma follows Emma Hamilton's journey from Liverpool to London and her life as an artist's assistant, through glittering successes as the wife of Sir William Hamilton in Naples, and that notorious romance with Nelson, to her painful descent from the heights of fame to an early death in Calais. Flora Fraser captures the energy, purpose and sexuality that drove this extraordinary woman through her tumultuous life.
Pauline Bonaparte And Her Lovers
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Author : Hector Fleischmann
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-01
Pauline Bonaparte And Her Lovers written by Hector Fleischmann and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Pauline Bonaparte And Her Lovers
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Author : Hector Fleischmann
language : en
Publisher: New York : J. Lane
Release Date : 1914
Pauline Bonaparte And Her Lovers written by Hector Fleischmann and has been published by New York : J. Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with France categories.
The Weaker Vessel
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Author : Antonia Fraser
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-05-14
The Weaker Vessel written by Antonia Fraser and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The renowned historian and biographer Lady Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette, investigates the lot of women in seventeenth-century England. Drawing on period diaries, letters, and other papers, Fraser sketches portraits of a variety of women, both highborn and humble, during the tumultuous century between the death of Elizabeth and Queen Anne’s assumption of the throne. More than a collection of female biographies, The Weaker Vessel offers fresh insight into its subjects’ attitudes and lives, with appearances by heiresses and dairy maids, holy women and prostitutes, criminals and educators, widows and witches, midwives and mothers, heroines, courtesans, prophetesses, businesswomen, ladies of the court, and that new breed, the actress. "An almost encyclopedic chronicle of women in 17th century England...wives, warriors, heiresses, preachers... alive with anecdote after anecdote." – The New York Times Book Review
Jane And The Canterbury Tale
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Author : Stephanie Barron
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2011-08-30
Jane And The Canterbury Tale written by Stephanie Barron and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-30 with Fiction categories.
Three years after news of her scandalous husband’s death, Adelaide Fiske is at the altar again, her groom a soldier on the Marquis of Wellington’s staff. The prospects seem bright for one of the most notorious women in Kent—until Jane Austen discovers a corpse on the ancient Pilgrim’s Way that runs through her brother Edward’s estate. As First Magistrate for Canterbury, Edward is forced to investigate, with Jane as his reluctant assistant. But she rises to the challenge and leaves no stone unturned, discovering mysteries deeper than she could have anticipated. It seems that Adelaide’s previous husband has returned for the new couple’s nuptials—only this time, genuinely, profoundly dead. But when a second corpse appears beside the ancient Pilgrim’s Way, Jane has no choice but to confront a murderer, lest the next corpse be her own.