Queen Victoria.
Benson, E.F.
Place Published: New York:
Publisher: Barnes & Noble,
Date Published: 1992.
Description: 406 pages with index. The book and jacket are in NEAR FINE condition--owner inscription on front fly page. This Dust Jacket Reads: Victoria was the daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Mary Louise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. In 1837, at the age of 18 she succeeded her uncle, William IV to the throne of England. This was the first year of a reign that lasted an astonishing sixty-four years, until her death in 1901. In "Queen Victoria" the noted novelist and historian E.F. Benson has given us a fully rounded biography of the Queen whose conscientiousness and strict ethical code helped restore prestige to the Crown of England and established it as a symbol of public service and imperial unity. Benson, however, never loses sight of the supporting players in this biography of a great Queen. Her beloved husband Albert was such an important figure in her life that when he died in 1861, Victoria's grief was so great that she did not appear in public for three years and did not open Parliament until 1866. Her reappearance was largely due to the efforts of Benjamin Disraeli who, together with the great Liberal leader William Gladstone, dominated the politics of the latter part of her reign. She was an enormously popular monarch and in the last year of her life she became identified in the public mind with the nation's great achievements during her reign. Jubilies were held in 1887 and 1897 to celebrate the 50th and 60th years of the longest English reign. JMVINTAGE specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor....and other curious people.
Binding: Hard CoverCondition: Near Fine in Near Fine dj
ISBN: 0880299835
Book Id: 1110
Price: $9.50
