Memoirs of the Empress Josephine

 
Reprint of Madame de Remusat's classic memoirs of Josephine. This book is two volumes in one. It is an account of one of the Empress Josephine's principal ladies-in-waiting, providing a view of life in Napoleon's Consular and Imperial courts, as well as information concerning the members of the Imperial family and other important personalities, particularly Talleyrand. Unlike many female memoirs of the Napoleonic era that were largely written by ghost writers, Madame de Remusat's are reputed to be written by herself.