Introduction
Book One
Desiree, Wife of Marshal Bernadotte
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; but there they are dead people ----- and in Desirees diary they are alive.
Here we can see, through a womans 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. Desirees 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?
Book Two
Desiree, Queen Of Sweden
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. But Napoleon is still jealous of her husband. 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 Equerry
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 Procession
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
《德希蕾日记》介绍
由易尔山译注的《德希蕾日记》是由1475的常见单词写成的，生词的出现率低，任何一个高中学生都可以看懂的。本书记录了一位善良刚强，热爱人民与和平的马赛姑娘成为贝纳多特元帅夫人和瑞典王后的历程。由于她与拿破仑的特殊关系，书中主要记叙了整个拿破仑时代的一些重大历史事件，反映了拿破仑政治生涯和个人生活的许多侧面。故事中的人物也都是历史上真实人物。
原书德文写就，由Arnold Bender E．W．Dickes译成的英语，再由A．G．Eyre简化和改写，分成两册（《贝尔纳多特元帅夫人德西蕾》和《瑞典皇后德希蕾》），书名改为《德希蕾日记》。由于改写者的匠心，使这部日记语言质朴生动，内容引人入胜，人物栩栩如生；结构严密，情节紧凑，一气呵成，把三十来年间的重大历史事件融为一体。因此又很强的可读性。
书中主要人物
Jean Bernadotte 让．贝纳多特法国陆军部长，元帅，蓬特－科沃亲王； 瑞典王储，反法同盟军总司令，瑞挪联邦国王查理十四世。
Desiree Clary德希蕾．克拉里贝尔纳多特之妻，蓬特－科沃公主；瑞典王妃，王后。
Oscar奥斯卡贝尔纳多特之子，瑞典王储，后为瑞挪联邦国王奥斯卡一世。
Napoleon Bonaparte拿破仑．波拿巴法国皇帝拿破仑一世。
Josephine约瑟芬拿破仑的第一个妻子，皇后。
Marie Louise玛丽．路易丝拿破仑的第二个妻子，皇后，罗马王（拿破仑二世）之母
Joseph约瑟夫拿破仑之兄，先后为那不勒斯，西班牙国王
Julie朱莉德希蕾之姐，约瑟夫之妻，先后为那不勒斯，西班牙王后
Lucien路西安拿破仑大弟，议会议长
Louis路易拿破仑二弟，荷兰国王，拿破仑三世之父
Hortense奥汀丝约瑟芬前夫之女，路易之妻，荷兰王后
Jerome热罗姆拿破仑三弟，维斯特法利亚国王
Letitia莱蒂西亚拿破仑之母。太后
Eugene欧仁约瑟芬前夫之子，意大利总督，奥斯卡的岳父
Josephine小约瑟芬欧仁之女，奥斯卡之妻
Talleyrand塔列朗外交大臣， 侍从长，本尼凡亲王
Fouche福歇警务大臣，奥特朗托公爵
Lafayette拉法叶特大革命中任巴黎国民自卫军司令，主持《人权宣言》的起草工作
Charles查理瑞典国王查理十三世
Hedvig黑德维查历十三世之妻，瑞典王后
Alexander亚历山大俄国沙皇亚历山大一世