This book is the dairy of a French girl who lived in the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was a real person. So were others who come into her story. Their names appear in the history books of Europe; ---- and in Desires diary they are alive. Here we can see, through a woman's eyes, how history was made. She was there. She knew the men and women who made it. She almost married Napoleon himself. No one really understood him. Not even Desiree. She hated his wars; but she never hated the man. “He has no heart,” she said. And she was sorry for him, because love and peace had no place in his life. In her own life she found true love, with Jean Bernadotte. But in those days a soldiers wife had little peace, especially if her husband dared to quarrel with Napoleon.

Some people write their diaries every day. Others only write then when something important happens. Desires diary is of the second kind. It only covers the most important times in her life. The first half of her story is told in this book. Chapter 1March 1794: The Police Have Arrested My Brother Chapter 2Next day: At The Town Hall Chapter 3The Same Evening: A Young Man Brought Me Home Chapter 4A Day Later: I Have Met Napoleon Chapter 5August 1974: Napoleon Is In Prison Chapter 6September 1794:Julies Marriage Feast Chapter 7September 1795: I Have Run Away From Home Chapter 8Next Day: I always Jumped Off The Bridge…

Chapter 9The Same Evening: …But someone Stopped Me Chapter 10 April 1798: I Have Met Napoleon Again Chapter 11 A Month Later: The Happiest Day Of My Life Chapter 12 Autumn 1798: Now I am A Soldiers Wife Chapter 13 July 1799: Oscar Is Born Chapter 14 November 9, 1799: Napoleon Governs France Chapter 15 March 1804: The Noble Families Have Returned Chapter 16 May 1804: France Has An Emperor Chapter 17 December 1, 1804: The Imperial Princesses Chapter 18 December 2, 1804: The coronation Chapter 19 Two weeks Later: A Dance At The Opera House Chapter 20 June 1807: "One Of Our Marshals Was Shot"

Chapter 21 June 1807: At Marienburg Castle Chapter 22 October 1809: Jeans Strange Conversation with Talleyrand Chapter 23 December 1809: The Empress Josephine Has Lost Her Battle Chapter 24 June 1810: What Did those Swedish officers Really Want? Bernadottes new position now takes Desiree to the royal court of Sweden. Life there is very hard for the silk merchants daughter who almost married Napoleon in Marseilles. She is happier in Paris, even without her family. When he and Desiree meet, there is always trouble. And when war comes again, the two men are on opposite sides. Napoleon does at last, on the island of St Helena. "He had terrible faults," said Desiree. "But he was my first love--- and Im not ashamed of those days in Marseilles." She goes back to Sweden and there she is crowned: the first Queen of the royal family of Bernadotte.

Chapter 25 September 1810: The New Crown Prince Chapter 26 Next Morning: Shall I go to Sweden? Chapter 27 The Same Day: A Murder Story Chapter 28 The Same Day: My Good-looking Equery Chapter 29 The Next Day: We Arent French Any Longer Chapter 30 September 30, 1810: How Do You Pronounce "Lowenhjelm" ? Chapter 31 December 21, 1810: At The Castle In Elsinore Chapter 32 December 22, 1810: Oscar And I Have Arrived In Sweden Chapter 33 New Years Day, 1811: Weve Reached Stockholm At Last Chapter 34 The same Evening: The Royal Swedish Court Chapter 35 March 1811: A Royal Tea Party

Chapter 36 The Same Evening: Ive Decided To Go Home Chapter 37 June 1811: At Drottningholm Castle Chapter 38 New Years Day, 1812: Ive Held The King Of Rome In My Arms Chapter 39 September 1812: The Road To Moscow Chapter 40 December 19, 1812: The Russian winter Has Defeated Napoleon Chapter 41 April 1813: A Toy Soldier Chapter 42 A Week Later: Maries Pierre Has Come Home Chapter 43 November 1813: The Battle Of Leipzing Chapter 44 March 29, 1814: Jean Has Disappeared Chapter 45 April 9, 1814: I Have Met The Tsar of Russia Chapter 46 April 13, 1814: The Victory Process Chapter 47 April 25, 1814: Napoleon Has Gone To Elba

Chapter 48 March 21, 1815: Napoleon Has Come Back! Chapter 49 June 23, 1815: After The Battle Of Waterloo Chapter 50 Jun 29, 1815: The Emperors Sword Chapter 51 July 1821: The Queen Of Sweden And Her First Love Chapter 52 June 1822: Oscar Needs A Beautiful Wife Chapter 53 May 1829: The Last Wish Of Princess Sofia Chapter 54 A Week Later: Ive Met Persson Again Chapter 55 August 21, 1829: The Queen Of Sweden Has Been Crowned "Desiree's Diary" translated and annotated by Yi Ershan is written in 1475 common words, and the occurrence rate of new words is low. Any high school student can understand it.This book records the journey of a kind and strong Marseille girl who loves the people and peace to become Marshal Bernadotte's wife and Queen of Sweden.Because of her special relationship with Napoleon, the book mainly narrates some major historical events throughout the Napoleon era, reflecting many aspects of Napoleon's political career and personal life.The characters in the story are also real people in history.

The original book is written in German, by Arnold Bender E. W． Dickes translated into English, and then by A. G． Eyre simplified and rewritten it into two volumes ("Desiree, Wife of Marshal Bernadotte" and "Desiree, Queen of Sweden"), and changed the title to "Desiree's Diary".Thanks to the ingenuity of the rewriter, the language of this diary is simple and vivid, the content is fascinating, and the characters are lifelike; the structure is strict, the plot is compact, and it is completed in one go, integrating major historical events in the past thirty years.Therefore, it is very readable.

Jean Bernadotte Let.Bernadotte, Minister of the French Army, Marshal, Prince of Pont-Covo; Crown Prince of Sweden, Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-French Allied Forces, King Charles XIV of the Federation of Sweden and Norway. Desiree Clary Desiree.Wife of Clary Bernadotte, Princess Ponte-Covo; Princess of Sweden, Queen. Son of Oscar Bernadotte, Crown Prince of Sweden, later King Oscar I of the Federation of Sweden. Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon.Bonaparte Napoleon I, Emperor of France. Josephine Josephine Napoleon's first wife, empress. Marie Louise Mary.Louise Napoleon's second wife, Empress, mother of the King of Rome (Napoleon II)

Brother of Joseph Joseph Napoleon, successively King of Naples and Spain Sister of Julie Julie Desire, wife of Joseph, Queen of Naples and Spain successively Lucien, brother of Napoleon, Speaker of the Parliament Louis Napoleon's second brother, King of the Netherlands, father of Napoleon III Daughter of Hortense Odins Josephine's ex-husband, wife of Louis, Queen of the Netherlands Jerome Jerome Napoleon's third brother, King of Westphalia Letitia Leticia Napoleon's mother.queen mother Son of Eugene Eugene Josephine's ex-husband, Governor of Italy, Oscar's father-in-law

Daughter of Josephine Eugene Jr., wife of Oscar Talleyrand Talleyrand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Chamberlain, Prince Benivan Minister of Police Fouche, Duke of Otranto Lafayette was the commander of the Paris National Guard during the Lafayette Revolution and presided over the drafting of the "Declaration of Human Rights" Charles Charles XIII King of Sweden Wife of Hedvig XIII, Queen of Sweden Alexander Alexander I, Tsar of Russia