Victoria: An Intimate BiographyA major new biography of Queen Victoria, the first complete life history in over twenty years, and the first by an American, this full-sized trade paperback illuminates her life as never before. |
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User Review - Schmerguls - LibraryThing5288. Victoria An Intimate Biography, by Stanley Weintraub (read 5 Jul 2015) This 1987 biography of Queen Victoria was read even though I read the very excellent biography of her by Elizabeth Longford ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictIt has been more than 20 years since Elizabeth Longford's graceful Queen Victoria: born to succeed (1964). Weintraub makes use of various new tidbits that have come to light in this engaging account ... Read full review
Contents
Jubilee 1887 | 1 |
Alexandrina Victoria 18171820 | 33 |
Gilded Cage 18201830 | 49 |
Copyright | |
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