Project Gutenberg 2011-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 10256 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French 1769 1821 Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonapart, Napoleon Buonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleone Hall, Henry Foljambe 02012173 Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources Produced by StevenGibbs, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812" by Emperor of the French Napoleon I is a collection of personal correspondence written in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This compilation provides a unique glimpse into the intimate life and emotions of Napoleon Bonaparte as he navigates his tumultuous relationship with his wife, Josephine Beauharnais, during a period marked by his rising political and military prominence. The letters explore themes of love, longing, and the pressures of leadership, illustrating Napoleon's passionate feelings as well as his vulnerabilities. At the start of the collection, Napoleon writes fervently to Josephine, expressing his deep affection and anxiety over her well-being during his military campaigns. His letters reveal a man consumed by love, often torn between his duties and his desire to be with her. He conveys a mixture of devotion and jealousy, coupled with a constant yearning to hear from her. The opening letters set the tone for the correspondence that follows, combining political context with personal sentiment, painting a multifaceted portrait of one of history’s most renowned figures through the lens of his relationship with Josephine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Correspondence Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814 -- Correspondence DC Text Napoleonic(Bookshelf) Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 845862 2025-10-15T08:51:36.179671 text/html 821747 2011-09-21T09:31:54 text/html 790992 2025-10-15T08:51:55.516614 application/epub+zip 800580 2025-10-15T08:51:41.394655 application/epub+zip 350777 2025-10-15T08:51:39.105708 application/epub+zip 1225452 2025-10-15T08:52:03.991540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1173924 2025-10-15T08:51:53.459593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571611 2022-09-17T07:58:00.437811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616891 2025-10-15T08:51:32.811689 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 616684 2011-09-21T09:31:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 616731 2011-09-21T09:31:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22352 2025-10-15T08:52:04.168531 application/rdf+xml 21280 2025-10-15T08:51:39.752645 image/jpeg 4580 2025-10-15T08:51:39.430710 image/jpeg 230069 2011-09-21T09:31:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 622706 2011-09-21T09:31:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 229506 2011-09-21T09:31:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 710173 2025-10-15T08:51:36.251683 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia