Excerpt from Memoirs of the Empress Josephine By all who wisely prefer, or whose duty leads them to cultivate, the virtues and dispositions which in domestic life impart a charm beyond all that greatness can bestow, the life of Josephine will be viewed with pleasure, and in many things may be imitated not without advantage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.