Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire

Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9780307277930
ISBN-13 : 0307277933
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Book Synopsis Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire by : Flora Fraser

Download or read book Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire written by Flora Fraser and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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