Beloved & Darling Child. Last Letters between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901 [Paperback]

Queen Victoria (Author), Agatha Ramm (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 25, 1998

This is a selection from the private correspondence between Queen Victoria and her eldest daughter, Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia and subsequently German Empress and the mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Mixing politics with domesticity, the letters have been selected to make a continuous narrative of events from the Bulgarian crisis of 1886 to the South African War of 1900, against the background of the correspondents' daily lives. The selection covers the years between 1886 and 1901 and concentrates on the daily lives of the two women, on the political events of the day and on their reactions of subjects as diverse as the assassination of Elizabeth, Empress of Austria, the character of Bismarck, the pleasures of shopping, the Dreyfus affair, and endless royal betrothals, weddings, births and funerals. This volume includes an informative introduction and notes, as well as a list of the family names encountered in the letters, including familiar names.

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"... a splendidly edited and presented book ..." -- The Sunday Telegraph

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing; 1st edition (April 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075091825X
• ISBN-13: 978-0750918251
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,848,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into Victoria and Vicky's minds, May 1, 2000

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pontmarie (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beloved & Darling Child. Last Letters between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901 (Paperback)

I loved reading these letters! Behind the cold royal facade are two very likeable women who truly understand each other. It is fun to see these two (a Queen and Crown Princess) relate to each other in the same way most mothers and daughters do. "Keep your back straight, brush your teeth, don't eat too much or laugh too loud"

their desolation over the deaths of Albert, Victoria's beloved husband and Vicky's dad and of Alice, Vicky's sister, is so real and palpable.

there are other books in this series, I've read them as well and they're delightful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dear Mom, I mean Your Majesty:, July 8, 2000

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Neil Stewart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beloved & Darling Child. Last Letters between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901 (Paperback)

This is an excellent book, but not for the beginner. If you know very little about German or English history, this book might be confusing at times. For those with some background it is an absolutely delightful glimpse into the lives of two outstanding characters. A "must have" for fans of Queen Victoria or the Kaiserin Friedrich!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting subject, mediocre editing, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beloved & Darling Child. Last Letters between Queen Victoria and her Eldest Daughter 1886-1901 (Paperback)

This last collection of the letters between Queen Victoria and her oldest daughter, the Empress Frederick, cannot help but be fascinating. Unfortunately, the editing and annotation cannot in any way compare to Roger Fulford's work on the previous volumes. The annotations are either in brackets (interrupting the flow of the page-- the Queen and her daughter were fond of nicknames and abbreviations, so a great deal of annotation is needed) or at the end of the book (necessitating flipping to the back of the book and figuring out the footnote number to read the clarifying information). While this book is not as easily readable as the previous volumes, the information it contains is just as interesting.