Queen Hortense: A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era
by L. Mühlbach
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1870. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 408 Queen Hortense. A lif...
Chapters (130)
- QUEEN HORTENSE
- A Life picture of the Napoleonic Era
- L. MÜHLBACH
- PRINCE EUGENE AND HIS TIMES, JOSEPH II, AND HIS COURT, MERCHANT OF BERLIN, ETC.
- CHAPMAN COLEMAN
- 1910
- CONTENTS. BOOK I.
- DAYS OF CHILDHOOD AND OF THE REVOLUTION.
- CHAPTER
- BOOK II.
- THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
- CHAPTER
- BOOK III.
- THE RESTORATION.
- CHAPTER
- BOOK IV.
- THE DUCHESS OF ST. LEU.
- CHAPTER
- ILLUSTRATIONS.
- QUEEN HORTENSE.
- BOOK I.
- DAYS OF CHILDHOOD AND OF THE REVOLUTION.
- CHAPTER I.
- DAYS OF CHILDHOOD.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE PROPHECY.
- CHAPTER III.
- CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVOLUTION.
- CHAPTER IV.
- GENERAL BUONAPARTE.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE MARRIAGE.
- CHAPTER VI.
- BONAPARTE IN ITALY.
- CHAPTER VII.
- VICISSITUDES OF DESTINY.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- BONAPARTE'S RETURN FROM EGYPT.
- BOOK II.
- THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
- CHAPTER I.
- A FIRST LOVE.
- CHAPTER II.
- LOUIS BONAPARTE AND DUROC.
- CHAPTER III.
- CONSUL AND KING.
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE CALUMNY.
- CHAPTER V.
- KING OR EMPEROR.
- CHAPTER VI.
- NAPOLEON'S HEIR.
- CHAPTER VII.
- PREMONITIONS.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- THE DIVORCE.
- CHAPTER IX.
- THE KING OF HOLLAND.
- CHAPTER X.
- JUNOT, THE DUKE D'ABRANTES.
- CHAPTER XI.
- LOUIS NAPOLEON AS A VENDER OF VIOLETS.
- CHAPTER XII.
- THE DAYS OF MISFORTUNE.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- THE ALLIES IN PARIS.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE QUEEN AND LOUISE DE COCHELET.
- CHAPTER XV.
- QUEEN HORTENSE AND THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- THE NEW UNCLES.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- DEATH OF THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE.
- BOOK III.
- THE RESTORATION.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE RETURN OF THE BOURBONS.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE BOURBONS AND THE BONAPARTES.
- CHAPTER III.
- MADAME DE STAËL.
- CHAPTER IV.
- MADAME DE STAËL'S RETURN TO PARIS.
- CHAPTER V.
- MADAME DE STAËL'S VISIT TO QUEEN HORTENSE.
- CHAPTER VI.
- THE OLD AND THE NEW ERA.
- CHAPTER VII.
- KING LOUIS XVIII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- THE DRAWING-KOOM OF THE DUCHESS OF ST. LEU.
- CHAPTER IX.
- THE BURIAL OF LOUIS XVI. AND HIS WIFE.
- CHAPTER X.
- NAPOLEON'S RETURN FROM ELBA.
- CHAPTER XI.
- LOUIS XVIII.'S DEPARTURE AND NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL.
- CHAPTER XII.
- THE HUNDRED DAYS.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- NAPOLEON'S LAST ADIEU.
- BOOK IV.
- THE DUCHESS OF ST. LEU.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE BANISHMENT OF THE DUCHESS OF ST. LEU.
- CHAPTER II.
- LOUIS NAPOLEON AS A CHILD.
- CHAPTER III.
- THE REVOLUTION OF 1830.
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE REVOLUTION IN ROME, AND THE SONS OF HORTENSE.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE DEATH OF PRINCE NAPOLEON.
- CHAPTER VI.
- THE FLIGHT FROM ITALY.
- CHAPTER VII.
- THE PILGRIMAGE.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- LOUIS PHILIIPE AND THE DUCHESS OF ST. LEU.
- CHAPTER IX.
- THE DEPARTURE OF THE DUCHESS FROM PARIS.
- CHAPTER X.
- PILGRIMAGE THROUGH FRANCE.
- CHAPTER XI.
- FRAGMENT FROM THE MEMOIRS OF QUEEN HORTENSE.
- CHAPTER XII.
- THE PILGRIM.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- CONCLUSION.
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