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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Wilson, A. N., 1950-     Subjects     Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.     Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wilson, A. N., 1950-       by title:      Victoria : a life / ...       by call number:      941.081 V645w     Search the Web     Wilson, A. N., 1950-     Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.     Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Biography.       MARC Display

Victoria : a life / A.N. Wilson. by Wilson, A. N., 1950- Penguin Press, 2014. Call #: 941.081 V645w Subjects Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.   Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.   Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Biography. ISBN:  9781594205996 (hc.) 159420599X (hc.) Description:  xi, 642 p., 16 unnumbered p.s of plates : ill., port., genealogical table ; 25 cm Notes:  "Includes a wealth of new material from previously unseen sources to show us Queen Victoria as she's never been seen before. Wilson explores the curious set of circumstances that led to Victoria's coronation, her strange and isolated childhood, her passionate marriage to Prince Albert and his pivotal influence even after death, and her widowhood and subsequent intimate friendship with her Highland servant John Brown, all set against the backdrop of this momentous epoch in Britain's history--and the world's"--Dust jacket flap. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [576]-619) and index. Contents:  Monarchs of the United Kingdom, 1760 to the present day -- Authors -- Zoology -- 'It is one step' -- 'White little slavey' -- 'The ignorant little child' -- 'Too hasty and passionate for me' -- I Puritani -- Hallelujah Chorus -- 'Godlike men' -- At war -- 'Scolder and scolded' -- Nerve damage -- 'Arme Frau' -- 'The Queen's grief still sobs' -- 'I could die for ye' -- 'Mein guter treuer Brown' -- A people detached from their sovereign -- 'You have it, Madam' -- 'Prostrate though devoted' -- 'Gracious confidences so frankly given' -- 'An inflammatory atmosphere ' -- 'You English' -- 'Her excellent young Munshi' -- 'What a funny little woman' -- Diamond Jubilee -- 'This England' -- 'Vale desideratissime!' Summary:  Wilson explores the curious set of circumstances that led to Victoria's coronation, her strange and isolated childhood, her passionate marriage to Prince Albert and his pivotal influence even after death and her widowhood and subsequent intimate friendship with her Highland servant John Brown, all set against the backdrop of a momentous epoch in Britain's history -- and the world's. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Biography 941.081 V645w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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