A new edition of the classic 1964 biography of Queen Victoria, reissued for the 200th anniversary of her birth.
Elizabeth Longford Book order
Elizabeth Longford was a British author, biographer, and historian. Her work brought historical figures and events to life through vivid storytelling and keen insight. She excelled at exploring the complexities of human nature and the societal forces that shaped the past. Her literary legacy endures not only in her writings but also in the prize established in her memory, celebrating outstanding historical biographies.
- 2011
- 2009
Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. When Albert died in 1861 Victoria's overwhelming grief caused her to almost withdraw from public life for several years.
- 2008
Eminent Victorian Women
- 237 pages
- 9 hours of reading
"Longford has chosen 11 Victorian women include Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte, Josephine Butler, Annie Besant, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others who in their actions or writing challenged the repressive rules of established society."--Provided by publisher
- 1991
The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes
- 546 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Here is a sparkling collection of Crown jewels--from amusing tales that humanize their subjects to dramatic stories of martyrdoms, palace intrigues, and bloody battles. Elizabeth Longford, intimate of the royal family and biographer of Victoria and Elizabeth II, has assembled the best anecdotes ever written and reported about the kings and queens of England, across the full range of Britain's history from the first century A.D. to the present day.
- 1983
- 1969
The classic biography of the Duke of Wellington, reissued with a new jacket alongside Elizabeth Longford's VICTORIA