| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Antecedents; 2. Childhood; 3. Lord Melbourne; 4. Marriage; 5. Lord Palmerston; 6. Last Years of the Prince Consort; 7. Widowhood; 8. Mr Gladstone and Lord Beaconsflield; 9. Old Age; 10. The End; Bibliography; Index of Names |
| Summary |
Lytton Strachey's acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionised the art of biography by using elements of romantic fiction and melodrama to create a warm, humorous and very human portrait of this iconic figure. We see Victoria as a strong-willed child with a famous temper, as the 18-year-old girl queen, as a monarch, wife, mother and widow. Equally fascinating are the depictions of her relationships: with her governess "precious Lehzen", with Peel, Gladstone and Disraeli, with her beloved Albert and, in later life, her legendary devotion to her Highland servant John Brown, all |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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Great Britain.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857721433 |
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0857721437 |
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