A lawyer by profession, Theodore Martin (1816-1909) gained literary
distinction as both a humorous essayist and versatile translator.
He found his greatest success, however, in the role of biographer
to Prince Albert (1819-61). Commissioned by Queen Victoria to
memorialise her late husband, this five-volume work was first
published between 1875 and 1880. Intended as a continuation of the
biography begun by Charles Grey (also reissued in this series), it
has been described as 'less adulatory in tone than might be
expected'. A treasury of letters and memoranda, it presents a
detailed portrait of the character, words and deeds of a man whose
life was necessarily immersed in the great events of his time.
Volume 5 covers Albert's final years, from 1859 to his protracted
illness and death in 1861 at the age of forty-two.
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