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The passions and intrigues of Napoleon Bonaparte's court are brought vividly to life through an unusual point of view: that of a merchant's young daughter from Marseilles who became Napoleon's fiancée and rose to become queen of Sweden. A massive international bestseller, the film version... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Désirée Clary: Add a description of this character.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
- Joseph Bonaparte
- Julie Clary
- Oscar Bernadotte
- Louis Bonaparte
- Caroline Bonaparte
- Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
- Joseph Fouché
- Marie Louise
- Josephine
- Mama
- Etienne
- Fernand
- Talleyrand
- Hortense
- Lucien
- Rosen
- Mme Letizia
- Eugénie
- M. Persson
- Paulette
- Villatte
- Suzanne
- Yvette
- Murat
- Moreau
- Robespierre
- Papa
- Junot
- Duphot
- Mme La Flotte
- Mme Tallien
- Marius
- Buonaparte
- Marmont
- Albitte
- Malmaison
- Marcelline
- Josefina
- Brahe
- Christine
- Despréaux
- Ponte Corvo
- M. Montel
Setting & Locations edit
- Paris
- Sweden
- France
- Marseilles
- Stockholm
- Tuileries
- Republic
- Prussia
- Italy
- Norway
- Finland
- Europe
- Rome
- England
- Vienna
- Egypt
- Lafayette
- Moscow
- Town Hall
- Leipzig
- Notre-dame
- Germany
- Austria
- Lübeck
- America
- Naples
- Crown Prince
- Saxons
- Fontainebleau
- Hanover
- Caulaincourt
- Versailles
- Corsica
- Spain
- Vasa
- Switzerland
- Bavaria
- Pomerania
- St. Helena
- Bonapartes
- Rochefort
- Genoa
- Marienburg
- Sofia Albertina
- Desideria
- Christiania
- Bourbon
First Sentence edit
A woman can usually get what she wants from a man if she has a well developed figure.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels in 1953. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Silver Chalice, and followed by Battle Cry.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Annemarie Selinko (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: German
Publisher: Kiepenheuer und Witsch
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1951
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 626
Publisher: Kiepenheuer und Witsch
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1951
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 626
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PT2639.E62 D4 1951
- Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.
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Movie Connections edit
- Desirée (1954) (IMDb): Staring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons
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