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Victoria Victorious (Queens of England - Book 3)
by Plaidy, Jean
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399131027
- ISBN 13
- 9780399131028
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1986. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Ex-library copy of first American edition in very nice condition - brodarted dust jacket flaps are glued to the inside of the covers, small stains to edges, page edges lightly tanned, head and tail of spine bumepd, edge wear, front hinge going. Queen Victoria who ascended to the throne at eighteen years old and ruled for 64 years. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 571 pages, Bibliography. Ex-library book with usual additions and flaws. Moderate wear. Unclipped dust jacket in library brodart.. We have more books by this author. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Fiction; England; 19th century; History. ISBN: 0399131027. ISBN/EAN: 9780399131028. Library of Congress No: 76027122. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 608165. . 9780399131028 Additional shipping charges may apply.
Synopsis
In this unforgettable novel of Queen Victoria, Jean Plaidy re-creates a remarkable life filled with romance, triumph, and tragedy.At birth, Princess Victoria was fourth in line for the throne of England, the often-overlooked daughter of a prince who died shortly after her birth. She and her mother lived in genteel poverty for most of her childhood, exiled from court because of her mother's dislike of her uncles, George IV and William IV. A strong, willful child, Victoria was determined not to be stifled by her powerful uncles or her unpopular, controlling mother. Then one morning, at the age of eighteen, Princess Victoria awoke to the news of her uncle William's death. The almost-forgotten princess was now Queen of England. Even better, she was finally free of her mother's iron hand and her uncles' manipulations. Her first act as queen was to demand that she be given a room--and a bed--of her own.Victoria's marriage to her German cousin, Prince Albert, was a blissfully happy one that produced nine children. Albert was her constant companion and one of her most trusted advisors. Victoria's grief after Prince Albert's untimely death was so shattering that for the rest of her life--nearly forty years--she dressed only in black. She survived several assassination attempts, and during her reign England's empire expanded around the globe until it touched every continent in the world.Derided as a mere "girl queen" at her coronation, by the end of her sixty-four-year reign, Victoria embodied the glory of the British Empire. In this novel, written as a "memoir" by Victoria herself, she emerges as truthful, sentimental, and essentially human--both a lovable woman and a great queen.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Lotzabooks
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 608165
- Title
- Victoria Victorious (Queens of England - Book 3)
- Author
- Plaidy, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0399131027
- ISBN 13
- 9780399131028
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- BZDB26 Queens of England Victoria Albert Victorian England Fiction; England; 19th century; History. ISBN: 0399131027 EAN: 9780399131028 Plaidy, Jean Victoria Victorious (Queens of England - Book 3)
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