
Queen Victoria
K. D. Reynolds(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 9. August 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-19-921758-8 (ISBN)
Description
Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The Very Interesting People series includes the following titles: 1.William Shakespeare by Peter Holland 2. George Eliot by Rosemary Ashton 3. Charles Dickens by Michael Slater 4. Charles Darwin by Adrian Desmond, James Moore, and Janet Browne 5. Isaac Newton by Richard S.Westfall 6. Elizabeth I by Patrick Collinson 7. George III by John Cannon 8. Benjamin Disraeli by Jonathan Parry 9. Christopher Wren by Kerry Downes 10. John Ruskin by Robert Hewison 11. James Joyce by Bruce Stewart 12. John Milton by Gordon Campbell 13. Jane Austen by Marilyn Butler 14. Henry VIII by Eric Ives 15. Queen Victoria by K. D. Reynolds and H. C. G. Matthew 16. Winston Churchill by Paul Addison 17. Oliver Cromwell by John Morrill 18. Thomas Paine by Mark Philp 19. J. M. W.
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More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 174 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
116 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-921758-8 (9780199217588)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Preface; 1. 'Herald of a new future'; 2. 'The burdens of majesty'; 3. Victoria and Albert; 4. The quest for political stability; 5. Family and tragedy; 6. Ending seclusion; 7. Grandmother of Europe; 8. 'Poor dear Queen'; 9. Monarchy restored and remembered; Sources; Index