A fresh, witty, accessible life of Queen Victoria. Not since Lytton Strachey has the irony, contradictions and influence of this Queen been treated with such flourish or biographical insight. 'Queen Victoria had a very complicated and psychologically fascinating personality and only a very talented
Victoria: A Life
โ Scribed by A. N. Wilson
- Book ID
- 108685039
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780698170056
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