Memoirs of the Empress Josephine offers an intimate, meticulously observed chronicle of the Consulate and early Empire, charting the textures of court life at the Tuileries and Malmaison while sketching flexible, psychologically acute portraits of Josephine and Napoleon. Madame de Rémusat writes in a lucid, restrained prose that blends moral reflection with understated irony, attentive to etiquette, sentiment, and the mechanics of power. Composed after the fall of the Empire and situated within Restoration debates, the memoir refracts public mythology through private experience and measured hindsight. A lady-in-waiting to Josephine, Madame de Rémusat occupied a vantage point both affectionate and critical, shaped by proximity, education, and a cultured participation in Parisian salons. Her husband served in the imperial household, sharpening her access to policy and personality alike. Writing to preserve a truthful record for family and posterity, she organizes recollection with a moralist's discipline; published posthumously by descendants in the nineteenth century, the text immediately stirred debate for its candor. This edition will reward readers of Napoleonic history, women's writing, and the study of political theater. Balanced, humane, and exacting, Rémusat's testimony complements diplomatic archives and military narratives, restoring the intimate scales of ambition and vulnerability that shaped an epoch. Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.