Serving Victoria - Life in the Royal Household

Informationen zum Autor Kate Hubbard has worked variously as a researcher, teacher, publisher's reader, freelance editor and book reviewer. She currently works for the Royal Literary Fund as a Royal Literary Fellow. Her most recent book, Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award. Kate divides her time between London and Dorset. Her interest in Bess of Hardwick began with her love for Bess’s only surviving house, Hardwick Hall. Klappentext During the sixty-odd years of her reign, Queen Victoria gathered around her a household dedicated to her service. Sitting squarely at its centre is Victoria, and through the eyes of her household, this title reveals a Queen who is more vulnerable, more emotional, more selfish and more comical than is generally supposed. Zusammenfassung During the sixty-odd years of her reign, Queen Victoria gathered around her a household dedicated to her service. Sitting squarely at its centre is Victoria, and through the eyes of her household, this title reveals a Queen who is more vulnerable, more emotional, more selfish and more comical than is generally supposed.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Hubbard, Hubbard Kate
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2013
• EAN: 9780099532231
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953223-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Novel-like biographies; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General