VICTORIA by A. N. Wilson ( 9781848879584 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

VICTORIA
A LIFE

By:

A. N. Wilson

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

184887958X

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9781848879584

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Publisher:

ATLANTIC BOOKS

Pub. date:

4 June, 2015

Edition:

Main

Pages:

656

Description:

The first comprehensively researched biography of Queen Victoria ever, by one of Britain's best biographers. This magnificent biography sheds new light on Victoria not just as a queen, but as a woman.

Synopsis:

'Writing about Queen Victoria has been one of the most joyous experiences of my life. I have read thousands (literally) of letters never before published, and grown used to her as to a friend. Maddening? Egomaniac? Hysterical? A bad mother? Some have said so. What emerged for me was a brave, original woman who was at the very epicentre of Britain's changing place in the world: a solitary woman in an all-male world who understood politics and foreign policy much better than some of her ministers; a person possessed by demons, but demons which she was brave enough to conquer. Above all, I became aware, when considering her eccentric friendships and deep passions, of what a loveable person she was.' A. N. Wilson

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2 x 8pp plates (tbc)

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Atlantic Books

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