Queen Mary
- 704 pages
- 25 hours of reading
The official biography of Queen Mary, grandmother of the current Queen, originally commissioned in 1959 - and subject of the critically acclaimed The Quest for Queen Mary
James Pope-Hennessy Book order
James Pope-Hennessy was an Anglo-Irish writer renowned for his biographies and travel narratives. Driven by his mother's influence, he pursued a writing career, leaving university to join a publishing house. There, he completed his debut book, earning critical acclaim and a significant literary prize. He became immersed in a vibrant literary circle, shaping his distinct narrative voice and thematic explorations.
- 2019
- 2018
The Quest for Queen Mary
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The highly acclaimed unexpurgated notes taken by James Pope-Hennessy for his official biography of Queen Mary, the present Queen's grandmother. Published in full for the first time and edited by much-admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers.