Episode 2
At Napoleon's request, Pauline and her young son accompany her husband Leclerc on the military campaign to the sugar colony of Saint-Domingue.
Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
At Napoleon's request, Pauline and her young son accompany her husband Leclerc on the military campaign to the sugar colony of Saint-Domingue. It is here that rumours of her infidelity begin and tragedy is not far away.
A Pier production for 成人快手 Radio 4.
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- Tue 16 Jun 2009 09:45成人快手 Radio 4 FM
- Wed 17 Jun 2009 00:30成人快手 Radio 4
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