Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte by Kate Williams
Authors: Kate Williams
Tags: nonfiction, History, Biography & Autobiography, France, womens studies, 19th century, Royalty, 18th Century
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Authors allowed me to consult the Archives in Martinique. Working in the Fondation Napoléon, Malmaison Archives, and Archives Nationales has been an incredible privilege, and I am very grateful to all the staff.
I am also grateful to everyone at Ballantine and Random House, always this book’s greatest support. I am very grateful to Susanna Porter, a great friend to me and the books; she has given me so much wonderful inspiration, kindness, and great patience and generosity—and a lot to Josephine, too. I have been so very fortunate to have her as my editor for almost ten years. Priyanka Krishnan has been a really splendid editor, clarifying, questioning, and so very helpful. The team at Ballantine has done brilliant things—Josephine would be so pleased!
My parents and friends have put up with repeated absences—thank you. Marcus and Persephone have kindly endured a house full of books on Josephine and done so much to support me—with love and gratitude, thank you for everything.
Listing all the papers, articles, and books I consulted would use up pages and exhaust the reader’s patience. My research focused on the letters of Josephine and her circle. A select bibliography of my sources can be found on this page .
Bibliography
Manuscript Sources
Fonds Napoléon, Archives Nationales, Paris
Fonds Masson, Bibliothèque Thiers, Paris
Malmaison Archives, Malmaison, Paris
La Pagerie Archives, Musée de la Pagerie, Martinique
Archives, Bibliothèque Schoelcher, Fort de France, Martinique
Secondary Works
Abrantès, Laure Junot, Duchesse d’. Histoire des Salons. 6 vols. Paris: Ollendorff, 1837–38.
Abrantès, Laure Junot, Duchesse d’. Mémoires Complets et Authentiques de Laure Junot, Duchesse d’Abrantès: Souvenirs Historiques sur Napoleon, la Révolution, le Directoire, le Consulat, l’Empire, la Restauration. 13 vols. Paris: J. De Bonnot, 1967–68.
Adams, William Howard. The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson. New Haven, Conn., and London: Yale University Press, 1997.
Alexander, R. S. Napoleon. London: Arnold, 2001.
Alméras, Henri de. Barras et son temps. Paris: Albin Michel, 1930.
Alméras, Henri de. La vie Parisienne sous le Consulat et l’Empire. Paris: Albin Michel, 1909.
Ambes, Baron de. Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon III. Translated by R. Allinson. London: Stanley Paul & Co, 1933.
Arnault, Antoine-Vincent. Souvenirs d’un Sexagénaire. 4 vols. Paris: Dufey, 1833.
Arneville, Marie-Blanche de. Parcs et Jardins sous le Premier Empire. Paris: Librairie Jules Tallandier, 1981.
Asprey, Robert. The Rise of Napoleon. London: Little, Brown, 2000.
Aubenas, Joseph. Histoire de l’Impératrice Joséphine. 2 vols. Paris: Plon, 1857.
Aulard, Alphonse. Études et Leçons sur la Révolution Française . Seconde Serie. Paris: Alcan, 1902.
Aulard, Alphonse. Paris pendant la reaction thermidorienne et sous la Directoire. 5 vols. Paris: Cerf, 1898–1902.
Aulard, Alphonse. Paris sous la Consulat. 4 vols. Paris: Cerf, 1903–9.
Aulard, Alphonse. Recueil des Actes du Comité de Salut Public. 28 vols. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1899–1951.
Avrillion, Marie. Mémoires de Mlle Avrillion, première femme de chambre de l’impératrice, sur la vie privée de Joséphine, sa famille et sa cour. Ed. Maurice Dernelle. Paris: Mercure de France, 1969.
Bainville, Jacques. Bonaparte. Paris: Éditions, 1931.
Banbuck, Cabuzel Andréa. Histoire politique, économique et sociale de la Martinique sous l’ancien régime. Paris: M. Riviève, 1935.
Barbe, Jean-Paul, and Roland Bernecker, eds. Les Intellectuels Européens et la Campagne d’Italie, 1796–1798. Münster: Nodus, 1999.
Barras, Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte de. Mémoires de Barras, Membre du Directoire. Ed. George Duruy. 4 vols. Paris: Hachette, 1895–96.
Baudot, Marc-Antoine. Notes Historiques sur la Convention nationale, le Directoire, L’Empire et l’exil des votants. Paris: Frères, 1893.
Bausset, Louis-François-Joseph, Baron de. Mémoires
I am also grateful to everyone at Ballantine and Random House, always this book’s greatest support. I am very grateful to Susanna Porter, a great friend to me and the books; she has given me so much wonderful inspiration, kindness, and great patience and generosity—and a lot to Josephine, too. I have been so very fortunate to have her as my editor for almost ten years. Priyanka Krishnan has been a really splendid editor, clarifying, questioning, and so very helpful. The team at Ballantine has done brilliant things—Josephine would be so pleased!
My parents and friends have put up with repeated absences—thank you. Marcus and Persephone have kindly endured a house full of books on Josephine and done so much to support me—with love and gratitude, thank you for everything.
Listing all the papers, articles, and books I consulted would use up pages and exhaust the reader’s patience. My research focused on the letters of Josephine and her circle. A select bibliography of my sources can be found on this page .
Bibliography
Manuscript Sources
Fonds Napoléon, Archives Nationales, Paris
Fonds Masson, Bibliothèque Thiers, Paris
Malmaison Archives, Malmaison, Paris
La Pagerie Archives, Musée de la Pagerie, Martinique
Archives, Bibliothèque Schoelcher, Fort de France, Martinique
Secondary Works
Abrantès, Laure Junot, Duchesse d’. Histoire des Salons. 6 vols. Paris: Ollendorff, 1837–38.
Abrantès, Laure Junot, Duchesse d’. Mémoires Complets et Authentiques de Laure Junot, Duchesse d’Abrantès: Souvenirs Historiques sur Napoleon, la Révolution, le Directoire, le Consulat, l’Empire, la Restauration. 13 vols. Paris: J. De Bonnot, 1967–68.
Adams, William Howard. The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson. New Haven, Conn., and London: Yale University Press, 1997.
Alexander, R. S. Napoleon. London: Arnold, 2001.
Alméras, Henri de. Barras et son temps. Paris: Albin Michel, 1930.
Alméras, Henri de. La vie Parisienne sous le Consulat et l’Empire. Paris: Albin Michel, 1909.
Ambes, Baron de. Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon III. Translated by R. Allinson. London: Stanley Paul & Co, 1933.
Arnault, Antoine-Vincent. Souvenirs d’un Sexagénaire. 4 vols. Paris: Dufey, 1833.
Arneville, Marie-Blanche de. Parcs et Jardins sous le Premier Empire. Paris: Librairie Jules Tallandier, 1981.
Asprey, Robert. The Rise of Napoleon. London: Little, Brown, 2000.
Aubenas, Joseph. Histoire de l’Impératrice Joséphine. 2 vols. Paris: Plon, 1857.
Aulard, Alphonse. Études et Leçons sur la Révolution Française . Seconde Serie. Paris: Alcan, 1902.
Aulard, Alphonse. Paris pendant la reaction thermidorienne et sous la Directoire. 5 vols. Paris: Cerf, 1898–1902.
Aulard, Alphonse. Paris sous la Consulat. 4 vols. Paris: Cerf, 1903–9.
Aulard, Alphonse. Recueil des Actes du Comité de Salut Public. 28 vols. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1899–1951.
Avrillion, Marie. Mémoires de Mlle Avrillion, première femme de chambre de l’impératrice, sur la vie privée de Joséphine, sa famille et sa cour. Ed. Maurice Dernelle. Paris: Mercure de France, 1969.
Bainville, Jacques. Bonaparte. Paris: Éditions, 1931.
Banbuck, Cabuzel Andréa. Histoire politique, économique et sociale de la Martinique sous l’ancien régime. Paris: M. Riviève, 1935.
Barbe, Jean-Paul, and Roland Bernecker, eds. Les Intellectuels Européens et la Campagne d’Italie, 1796–1798. Münster: Nodus, 1999.
Barras, Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, Vicomte de. Mémoires de Barras, Membre du Directoire. Ed. George Duruy. 4 vols. Paris: Hachette, 1895–96.
Baudot, Marc-Antoine. Notes Historiques sur la Convention nationale, le Directoire, L’Empire et l’exil des votants. Paris: Frères, 1893.
Bausset, Louis-François-Joseph, Baron de. Mémoires
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