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Queen Victoria : a life of contradictions / Matthew Dennison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dennison, Matthew, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
- Victoria.
- Queens--Great Britain--Biography.
- Queens.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Biography.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 189 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- The critically acclaimed author of The Last Princess presents an accessible account of Queen Victoria's life that examines her contradictory views and lasting influence, covering such topics as her reinvention of the monarchy, relationship with her mother and self-reliance in widowhood.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 'Pocket Hercules' 5
- Chapter 2 'Fresh and innocent as the flowers in her own garden' 19
- Chapter 3 'Constant amusements, flattery, excitements and mere politics' 31
- Chapter 4 'Every quality that could be desired to render me perfectly happy' 45
- Chapter 5 'The cares of Royalty pressed comparatively lightly' 57
- Chapter 6 'The pain of parting' 75
- Chapter 7 'Unavailing regrets' 89
- Chapter 8 'A Highland Widow' 105
- Chapter 9 'Wisest counsellors' 117
- Chapter 10 'Mother of many nations' 131
- Chapter 11 'All that magnificence' 145.
- Notes:
- First published in Great Britain by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.
- Queen Victoria's family tree : a simplified version -- 'Pocket Hercules' -- 'Fresh and innocent as the flowers in her own garden' -- 'Constant amusements, flattery, excitements, and mere politics' -- 'Every quality that could be desired to render me perfectly happy' -- 'The cares of Royalty pressed comparatively lightly' -- 'The pain of parting' -- 'Unavailing regrets' -- 'A Highland widow' -- 'Wisest counsellors' -- 'Mother of many nations' -- 'All that magnificence.'
- ISBN:
- 9781250048899
- 1250048893
- OCLC:
- 857981921
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