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Queen Victoria : Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life

Summary: A passionate princess, an astute and clever queen, and a cunning widow, Victoria played many roles throughout her life-- and simultaneously managed to define a socially conservative vision of Victorian womanhood, while also defying its conventions. Worsley introduces her as a woman leading an extraordinary life in a unique time period. Drawing from Victoria's correspondence and the rich documentation of her life, Worsley recreates twenty-four of the most important days in Victoria's life. Each day gives a glimpse into the identity of this powerful, difficult queen and the contradictions that defined her. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781250201430 (ebook)
ISBN: 125020142X
ISBN: 9781250201423
Physical Description: 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm
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Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in Great Britain by Holder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-359) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- A naughty daughter -- The good wife -- The widow of Windsor.