Queen Victoria
- ISBN-10
- 1473314984
- ISBN-13
- 9781473314986
- Series
- Queen Victoria
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-16
- Author
- E. F. Benson
Description
This book's pages contains the classic biography of Queen Victoria by E. F. Benson. Using sources such letters and other writings Benson provides an immensely interesting insight in the woman, wide, mother and Queen that is Victoria. Ben was a prolific writer of his time producing over 90 works. Queen Victoria was first published in 1935 and is here republished with an introductory biography of the author.
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