{"product_id":"napoleons-letters-to-josephine-1796-1812","title":"Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796–1812","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a man who commands armies write when his wife stays silent?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796–1812, Napoleon Bonaparte writes as a husband with an army to lead in Italy. The collection opens just days after his marriage. From camps and borrowed palaces, often at night, he sends hurried words of longing, jealousy and tenderness that he never intends for print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence follows Napoleon from the Italian campaign through distance in Egypt and the demands of imperial power. His passion cools as private hopes meet reasons of state. Josephine's replies are mostly missing, so her silence leaves questions open. You hear one side of a marriage, not a balanced account of two lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePassion from Italy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the young general whose burning letters carry longing alongside the pressures of command.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistance and doubt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the anxious notes of a husband separated from Josephine by slow, unsafe mail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower enters the marriage\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace a changing tone as Napoleon rises from soldier to Emperor of the French.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA voice without ceremony\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hear tenderness, boredom and cruelty in words meant for Josephine rather than a public audience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe limits of letters\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider what one voice reveals, and what Josephine's missing replies leave you to question.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love letters and diaries, seek real voices from the past, or want to meet Napoleon beyond his battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet the restless husband behind the commanding public figure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534590181724,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00912_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792174928","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/napoleons-letters-to-josephine-1796-1812","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}