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Elizabeth Longford

Queen Victoria Paperback – September 1, 2005

by Elizabeth Longford (Author)

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Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. In this concise biography, Lady Longford, long recognised as an authority on the subject, gives a full account of Queen Victoria?s life and provides her unique assessment of the monarch. Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 on the death of her uncle William IV. In 1840 she married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and for the next twenty years they were inseparable. Their descendants were to succeed to most of the thrones of Europe. When Albert died in 1861 Victoria?s overwhelming grief caused her to almost withdraw from public life for several years. This perceived dereliction of public duty, coupled with rumours about her relationship with her Scottish ghillie, John Brown, led to increasing criticism. Coaxed back into the public eye by Disraeli, she resumed her political and constitutional interest with vigour until her death in 1901. This classic and concise biography of Britain?s longest-reigning monarch was written by Lady Elizabeth Longford who was a renowned biographer (she died in 2002). Her other titles include Wellington, Byron and the Queen Mother. Elizabeth Longford's first work on Queen Victoria, Victoria RI, won the James Tait Black memorial prize.

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128 pages
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English
Publisher

The History Press
Publication date

September 1, 2005
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5 x 0.38 x 8 inches
ISBN-10

9780750940498
ISBN-13

978-0750940498
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Elizabeth Longford is the author of Wellington. Her first work on Queen Victoria, Victoria RI, won the James Tait Black memorial prize.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0750940492
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The History Press (September 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780750940498
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0750940498
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.045 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.38 x 8 inches

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- #55,852 in Great Britain History (Books)

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Scam -- not the book you think it is.

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020

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Elizabeth Longford wrote a classic biography of Queen Victoria. Amazon listed this book as being the ebook version of that biography. However this is a cut down version that is not the classic book "Queen Victoria Born to succeed". I feel cheated that it was linked under that title. Just read Wikipedia if you want this level of information.

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Rebecca A Emrich

This is a Great Overview

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2012

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This is a smaller version of a smiliar book, and it does give an excellent overview of the life of Queen Victors. It is great for people who would like to know a bit more about the life of this Queen, but are not wanting to dig too deep into all the facts and figures surrounding her life. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has some knowledge of the Victorian Era, but does not want the longer verison of this book which is nearly 600 pages.

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French 75

Concise, but great little book

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2007

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I was expecting a bigger book, so I was surprised when this whimpy little paperback arrived. It reads more like a textbook, but is full of great information. Highly recommend if you are looking for a fact filled biography.

18 people found this helpful

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Kindle6wuthoSA:

Mildly interesting

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2014

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I thought this book would be a more personal story of Queen Victoria.
I would recommend this book to history majors.

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Janet Moore

Concise

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2010

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This book is a concise recording of the details of the life of Queen Victoria. I also bought a much larger bio, thinking I could read the smaller one first, then dig into the larger volume. Wrong! I am reading the larger one first, because it puts into perspective who all the "characters" are in this concise version. It is still a very good book. I'm just not a very good history student.

6 people found this helpful

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KarenDj

Queen Victoria, essential autobiography

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2012

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Really enjoyed this book, it was easy to read, had lots of information on Queen Victoria and her 9 children and of course, her much loved husband. I actually enjoyed it so much that I downloaded another autobiography on Queen Victoria's children. She was known as the "mother" of Europe, as her children were married to various Princes and princesses, and became Kings and Queens as well.

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Trish Gregory

the real vicky

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2013

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so interested in the history of the british royals nothing to dislike BUT queen victoria another highly readable book for so minded people

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John D. Mackintosh

A Longer Version of the Countess Longford Bio of Victoria Exists

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2007

Actually, I probably shouldn't review this book as I am more familiar with the approximately 600 page biography of Queen Victoria that the Countess of Longford published in 1965. It is excellent. I only mention this as one reviewer was disappointed by the length of this version. Those seeking a far more in-depth account by the same author should search for QUEEN VICTORIA-BORN TO SUCCEED.

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Alexandra

Very good references included

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2020

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A very good book, though if you like it depends on your view of the queen. She didn't support feminism, though she wanted to be independent and was reluctant to marry in general, not necessarily Albert. There is some controversy over Albert recently. Some writers claim he wasn't keen on supporting her and got her pregnant on purpose so many times to rule, when she had pains. Remember medicine couldn't do much for pain then. The book provides many pieces of information about her love and feelings for her husband. We all know about how she supposedly fell in love with Mr.Brown. Some claim she was truly independent after Albert died and all that beloved Albert bit from her diary refers to her teenage years or first months of marriage. A good text, though.

mrs e i faraday

brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2019

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had this for my birthday it was just fantastic book to read

elaine

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2019

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good read if you’re into history

Amazon Customer

A definate recommendation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2018

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An excellent indepth book with lots of fascinating facts but written in an easy style which is enjoyable to read and once you start it is hard to put down. You do not need to be a history geek or knowledgeable to enjoy this book.

RI Hancock

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2018

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all good

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