Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Author: Lytton Strachey

Publisher: New York Harcourt, Brace [1921]

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13:

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Lytton Strachey's acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionised the art of biography by using elements of romantic fiction and melodrama to create a warm, humorous and very human portrait of this iconic figure. We see Victoria as a strong-willed child with a famous temper, as the 18-year-old girl queen, as a monarch, wife, mother and widow. Equally fascinating are the depictions of her relationships: with her governess "precious Lehzen", with Peel, Gladstone and Disraeli, with her beloved Albert and, in later life, her legendary devotion to her Highland servant John Brown.


The Right to Rule and the Rights of Women

The Right to Rule and the Rights of Women

Author: Arianne Chernock

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-08-08

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1108484840

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Reveals Queen Victoria as a ruler who captivated feminist activists - with profound consequences for nineteenth-century culture and politics.