Alexander William Kinglake (1809 1891) was a travel writer and
historian. He witnessed the battle of the Alma and the Charge of
the Light Brigade, and became well acquainted with the British
commander, Lord Raglan. This work was commissioned by Lady Raglan
to repair her husband's reputation, and Kinglake was given access
to Raglan's papers, and to private and confidential state records.
The eight volumes were published between 1863 and 1887. They were
extremely successful commercially, but received mixed critical
reviews, owing to the bias and prejudice shown by the author, and
serious questions were raised about his use of the sources to which
he was given exclusive access. However, the breadth of his
research, corresponding with or interviewing participants in the
war, and use of French, Turkish and Russian sources as well as
British, gives lasting value to the work. Volume 1 covers the
background to the war.
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