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The girlhood of Queen Victoria; a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840 (Volume I)

The girlhood of Queen Victoria; a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840 (Volume I)

Esher, Viscount

Paperback

Biographies GeneralLiterary FiguresBritish History

ISBN10: 9389265649
ISBN13: 9789389265644
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 446
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.99 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before the crown, there was the girl. A princess writes; history listens. Here is the private workshop of a public life. The Girlhood of Queen Victoria gathers selected diary entries from 1832-1840, edited by Viscount Esher, and offers a rare young monarch perspective as it forms. This royal diaries anthology follows Victoria through queen victoria youth and into the first demands of queenship, capturing moods, routines, and relationships with an unforced candour. Read in sequence, the entries chart confidence arriving one day at a time, from lessons and rituals to state responsibility itself. You see british court life at close range: the pressure of etiquette, the pull of family, and the steady approach of responsibility in 19th century England. Esher's editorial hand preserves the immediacy of the voice, making the work feel less like a monument and more like a mind at work. For readers of a historical diaries collection, the fascination lies in detail and tone; for victorian studies primary source use, it is a foundation text. As material for british history research, it offers texture to 1832-1840 Britain and complements other british royal memoirs and royal family correspondence. Casual history lovers will relish the human glimpses behind the iconic name; classic-literature collectors will value it as an essential volume in any royal diaries anthology. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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