Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire

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Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968 - Fiction - 544 pages
The second in the trilogy, this work captures the British empire at its dazzling climax-the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity and splendor. Portrays the British at the height of their vigor, imposing their traditions and tastes on peoples of the world.

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THE HEIRS OF ROME
19
PALM AND PINE
35
LIFELINES
49
Copyright

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Jan Morris served as an intelligence officer with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, studied at Oxford University, and was a reporter for the Times and the Guardian before launching into a successful career as a novelist, history author, and travel writer. Her other books include Last Letters from Hav, Fifty Years of Europe, Conundrum, Hong Kong, Oxford, The World of Venice, and Farewell the Trumpets.

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