Project Gutenberg 2006-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 46 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French 1769 1821 Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonapart, Napoleon Buonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleone Tendresses impériales Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif, Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://dp.rastko.net (Produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Tendresses impériales" by Emperor of the French Napoleon I is a collection of letters written in the early 19th century. This work presents an intimate glimpse into the emotional landscape of Napoleon Bonaparte through his correspondence with his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais, and his mistress, the Comtesse Marie Walewska. It reflects on themes of love, longing, and the complexities of his relationships set against a backdrop of intense military and political activity. At the start of the collection, Napoleon expresses deep affection for Joséphine, affording readers a view of his personal vulnerabilities juxtaposed with his role as a military leader. In the early letters, he laments the distance between them during his military campaigns, revealing a tender side as he worries about her health and desires her companionship. His writing oscillates between expressions of passionate love and moments of jealousy, illustrating the emotional turmoil that colored his life amidst the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. The opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of love intertwined with duty, showcasing how Napoleon navigated his personal desires along with his responsibilities as a leader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Correspondence DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 181927 181928 2024-10-08T14:31:36.597552 2023-09-09T05:22:11.209321 text/html text/html 200422 2006-11-02T17:46:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 59095 2006-11-02T17:46:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136194 2024-10-08T14:31:44.919515 application/epub+zip 135976 2024-10-08T14:31:40.025561 application/epub+zip 122913 2024-10-08T14:31:38.657553 application/epub+zip 343862 2024-10-08T14:31:49.099535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293663 2024-10-08T14:31:44.002523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264864 2022-09-09T10:42:37.312953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146331 146107 2024-10-08T14:31:35.415283 2023-09-09T05:22:10.415296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 142936 2006-11-02T17:45:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52728 2006-11-02T17:46:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20775 2024-10-08T14:31:49.253482 application/rdf+xml 14767 2024-10-08T14:31:39.240545 image/jpeg 3572 2024-10-08T14:31:38.947537 image/jpeg 127523 2024-10-08T14:31:36.612718 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia