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Queen Victoria - A Personal History (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R348
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Queen Victoria - A Personal History (Paperback, New Ed)

Christopher Hibbert

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Hibbert, author of several distinguished biographies and histories, now turns his attentions to Queen Victoria whose reign spanned the years 1837-1901. Such a subject demands a comprehensive study and this one does not disappoint, incorporating lengthy extracts from the queen's own journals in order to balance the narrative appraisal. Victoria was a dedicated diarist and her regular jottings are useful in providing an informative portrait of her long and influential reign, which witnessed enormous changes, from the advent of the railway to the birth of the motor car. Hibbert's is a scholarly, exhaustive account of a remarkable monarch, tracing the course of her reign from the early days when she ascended the throne as a girl of 18 through the happy days of her marriage to Prince Albert and finally to the last decades of her life when she consolidated her earlier triumphs. Showing signs of scrupulous research, every aspect of Victoria's life comes under minute scrutiny here, and whilst sometimes a little more elan in such a volume would be welcome, this remains an admirably thorough biography. (Kirkus UK)

"[Christopher Hibbert] is our outstanding popular historian… This book is, I think, his masterpiece… he has portrayed her as physically and imaginatively passionate, a loveable monster who, for all her extreme oddness, came to embody the aspirations and character not only of a nation, but of an Empire which embraced half the globe."
A.N. Wilson, DAILY MAIL

"A deliciously gossipy but thoughtful biography… an exceptional portrait of a homely, formidably strong-willed women who used her power both admirably and abominably."
MIRANDA SEYMOUR, SUNDAY TIMES

He is a master technician… [Hibbert] succeeds in weaving a vast tangle of sources into a driving story. It is a testimony to his skill that he manages to make his 557-page book feel, If anything, a tad too short… it meticulously fleshes out the little butterball of a woman who came to dominate not only her own time, but ours as well."
KATHRYN HUGHES, DAILY TELEGRAPH

"Christopher Hibbert is the doyen of court historians… a lively, is episodic account of a remarkable woman's life… he is particularly strong on the stifling dullness of court life, Victoria's extraordinary relations with her Scottish and Indian servants, and her absolute domination of her children… The book is handsomely produced and, unusually for today, has a rich selection of fascinating footnotes."
SARAH BRADFORD, EVENING STANDARD

"An unrivalled portrait of a marriage… she emerges from his compelling narrative a more real, complex and fascinating figure than ever before."
JACKIE WULLSCHLAGER, FINANCIAL TIMES

General

Imprint: HarperCollinsPublishers
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2001
First published: September 2002
Authors: Christopher Hibbert
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 557
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-638843-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN: 0-00-638843-4
Barcode: 9780006388432

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