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(2) | 1 | "Lucien was the most talented of the Bonaparte brothers, who not only can be credited for helping Napoleon seize power, but who also had a promising political career of his own. He was a romantic, an idealist, and an anti-monarchist whose love for Alexandrine, the woman he married in spite of Napoleon's objections, caused him to fall out of favor with his powerful brother. Here, authors Simonetta and Arikha draw from a massive trove of first-hand documents, allowing them to present a rare, detailed portrait of this remarkable dynasty that reveals Emperor Napoleon and his family at their most intimate and vulnerable moments. The turbulent relationship between Napoleon and his favorite brother, Lucien, of whom the emperor said, "of all my siblings, he was the most gifted, and the one who hurt me most,"creates the perfect springboard to illustrate the bloody power struggles, romantic idealism, and corruption that characterized nineteenth-century Europe, as well as the rise and fall of the French empire"--… (more) |
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This book is dedicated to a late father and a new child: Avigdor Arikha, and our son, Vigo Luciano. The one left us just before being able to meet the other, who was born just as the book was completed, in a time of great sadness and great joy.  | |
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Preface: This book started with a painting.
I: Dark and slender, Lucien Bonaparte, President of the Council of Five-Hundred, sat in the crowded chamber at St. Cloud. | |
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Her daughter Luciana would marry the wealthy Senator Zeffirino Faina; Luciana was Alexandrine's universal legatee, and it is thanks to her that the most intimate papers of Lucien's life were preserved from destruction. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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▾Book descriptions "Lucien was the most talented of the Bonaparte brothers, who not only can be credited for helping Napoleon seize power, but who also had a promising political career of his own. He was a romantic, an idealist, and an anti-monarchist whose love for Alexandrine, the woman he married in spite of Napoleon's objections, caused him to fall out of favor with his powerful brother. Here, authors Simonetta and Arikha draw from a massive trove of first-hand documents, allowing them to present a rare, detailed portrait of this remarkable dynasty that reveals Emperor Napoleon and his family at their most intimate and vulnerable moments. The turbulent relationship between Napoleon and his favorite brother, Lucien, of whom the emperor said, "of all my siblings, he was the most gifted, and the one who hurt me most,"creates the perfect springboard to illustrate the bloody power struggles, romantic idealism, and corruption that characterized nineteenth-century Europe, as well as the rise and fall of the French empire"-- ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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