In 1809 the intimacy between "the world's two arbiters," as Napoleon and Alexander were called, was such that when Napoleon declared war on Austria a Russian corps crossed the frontier to co-operate with our old enemy Bonaparte against our old ally the Emperor of Austria, and in court circles the possibility of marriage between Napoleon and one of Alexander's sisters was spoken of. But besides considerations of foreign policy, the attention of Russian society was at that time keenly directed on the internal changes that were being undertaken in all the departments of government.
       Life meanwhile- real life, with its essential interests of health and sickness, toil and rest, and its intellectual interests in thought, science, poetry, music, love, friendship, hatred, and passions- went on as usual, independently of and apart from political friendship or enmity with Napoleon Bonaparte and from all the schemes of reconstruction.

book one: 1805
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
   Chapter XXIII
   Chapter XXIV
   Chapter XXV
   Chapter XXVI
   Chapter XXVII
   Chapter XXVIII
book two: 1805
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
book three: 1805
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
book four: 1806
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
book five: 1806-07
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
book six: 1808-10
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
   Chapter XXIII
   Chapter XXIV
   Chapter XXV
   Chapter XXVI
book seven: 1810-11
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
book eight: 1811-12
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
book nine: 1812
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
   Chapter XXIII
book ten: 1812
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
   Chapter XXIII
   Chapter XXIV
   Chapter XXV
   Chapter XXVI
   Chapter XXVII
   Chapter XXVIII
   Chapter XXIX
   Chapter XXX
   Chapter XXXI
   Chapter XXXII
   Chapter XXXIII
   Chapter XXXIV
   Chapter XXXV
   Chapter XXXVI
   Chapter XXXVII
   Chapter XXXVIII
   Chapter XXXIX
book eleven: 1812
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
   Chapter XXI
   Chapter XXII
   Chapter XXIII
   Chapter XXIV
   Chapter XXV
   Chapter XXVI
   Chapter XXVII
   Chapter XXVIII
   Chapter XXIX
   Chapter XXX
   Chapter XXXI
   Chapter XXXII
   Chapter XXXIII
   Chapter XXXIV
book twelve: 1812
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
book thirteen: 1812
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
book fourteen: 1812
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
book fifteen: 1812-13
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
   Chapter XVII
   Chapter XVIII
   Chapter XIX
   Chapter XX
first epilogue: 1813-20
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII
   Chapter XIII
   Chapter XIV
   Chapter XV
   Chapter XVI
second epilogue: 1813-20
   Chapter I
   Chapter II
   Chapter III
   Chapter IV
   Chapter V
   Chapter VI
   Chapter VII
   Chapter VIII
   Chapter IX
   Chapter X
   Chapter XI
   Chapter XII