Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion
By (Author) Helen Rappaport
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ABC-CLIO
5th May 2003
United States
General
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
European history
Reference works
941.081092
Hardback
488
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
992g
Contrary to legend, Queen Victoria was often amused during her remarkable 64 years on the throne. There is a wealth of interesting observations and facts in this reference work that puts her life and times in perspective. The book covers Her Majesty's activities and sketches the dramatic scientific and cultural changes and empire-building that marked her long reign. It covers all aspects of the Queen's official and private life, giving specific details on her children, her friends, her personal interests and preoccupations, the historical events that marked her era, and the prime ministers and various other people whose lives were in some way affected by their relationship with the Queen.
"[P]art of ABC-CLIO's Biographical Companions series, which profiles people who have had significant impact on the social, political, and cultural development of the Western world ... For larger academic libraries attempting to augment undergraduate collections in European history, or large public libraries needing to provide history buffs with basic information about the queen and her era." - Choice "[R]ecommended for high school, public, and academic libraries." - Booklist
Helen Rappaport is a graduate in Russian Special Studies from Leeds University who has worked a freelance writers and editor for leading reference publishers.