Bøker av Queen Victoria

The books offer intimate views of the most important woman of her times as she shares her love of her family and of the Highlands and demonstrates her intense interest in all corners of her realm and in the lives of individuals from all classes of society.

This nine-volume selection from the letters of Queen Victoria, with ancillary material, was commissioned by Edward VII, and published between 1907 and 1932. Volume 1 contains introductory chapters about the Queen's early life, and letters to and from the young princess, through her accession, coronation and marriage, up to 1843.

The publication of Queen Victoria's journals in 1858 made her a best-selling author almost immediately. Dedicated to her late husband, Victoria's diary entries detail her Highland holidays at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, frequented by the royal family since 1848. Writing of mountain adventures, boating, and other outdoor activities, the Queen portrays an idyllic family life far away from the politics and prying eyes of the London public. Her Highland exploits are supplemented with accounts of travels in England and Ireland and yachting expeditions. As Victoria had retreated from public life following the death of Albert, the publication of her journals gave the public access to their monarch in a different form, and the popularity of this book resulted in the subsequent publication, More Leaves from a Journal of a Life in the Highlands in 1884. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=victqu