About the book: 2011 / One of the three most famous (along with the memoirs of Madame de Stael and the Duchess of Abrantes) women's memoirs about Napoleon belongs to the pen of the maid of honor of the Empress Josephine. Madame Remusat's memoirs were published in the late seventies of the 19th century. They immediately aroused strong interest and went through a number of publications. This interest is explained both by the extraordinary talent of the author and by the era that is depicted in the memoirs. Madame Remusat was a lady-in-waiting at Josephine's court, and the memoirs are devoted to the period from 1802 to 1808, that is, covering the last years of the Consulate and the first years of the Empire. Madame Remusat was distinguished by her ability for subtle psychological analysis, and the reader will find in her memoirs a number of brilliant characteristics.