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26%OFFA. N. Wilson - Victoria: A Life - 9781848879584 - V9781848879584
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Victoria: A Life

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Description for Victoria: A Life Paperback. The first comprehensively researched biography of Queen Victoria ever, by one of Britain's best biographers. This magnificent biography sheds new light on Victoria not just as a queen, but as a woman. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 58. Weight in Grams: 626.
'Writing about Queen Victoria has been one of the most joyous experiences of my life. I have read thousands (literally) of letters never before published, and grown used to her as to a friend. Maddening? Egomaniac? Hysterical? A bad mother? Some have said so. What emerged for me was a brave, original woman who was at the very epicentre of Britain's changing place in the world: a solitary woman in an all-male world who understood politics and foreign policy much better than some of her ministers; a person possessed by demons, but demons which she was brave enough to conquer. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848879584
SKU
V9781848879584
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About A. N. Wilson
A. N. Wilson grew up in Staffordshire and was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. He lives in North London.

Reviews for Victoria: A Life
[A] splendid biography - this book is a gem: thoughtful, witty, insightful, striking a balance between political commentary and personal gossip... As this terrific biography shows, there really was a human being behind the gloomy portraits.
Dominic Sandbrook
Evening Standard
Subtle, thoughtful ... a shimmering and rather wonderful biography
Kathryn Hughes
Guardian
Wilson is ... Read more

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