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Queen Victoria
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin, Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 33 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
Drawing upon Queen Victoria's previously unpublished journals, Elizabeth Longford's classic biography recalls the contrasts and curiosities of an earlier era with exquisite detail - and transforms the queen from a severe, time-worn effigy into a human being who loved, feared and fumed.
Longford probes the contradictions of a woman who wore a bonnet instead of a crown at her Golden Jubilee and yet was recognised always as both dignified and formidable. She chronicles both the Queen's public life and her emotional travails, including surprisingly stormy passages in her and Prince Albert's otherwise loving marriage. A refreshingly human image of the Queen emerges: voluble, passionate, politic and articulate, with an irresistible mixture of grandeur and simplicity.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-05-19
A Historical Masterpiece
I thoroughly enjoyed this amazingly informative narration of the adored Queen's life and the reader was superb in the many roles she acted especially in the voice of the Queen herself.
I would like to ask that one error of fact be corrected. In the final chapter the murder of Bishop Patterson is reported to have been carried out by "Africans". In fact he was murdered in the Solomon Islands where the people are Melanesian. Bishop Patterson was head of the Melanesian Mission (i.e. the Anglican Church) in the Solomons. He was murdered, as he toured the Eastern District, in retribution for the many Solomon Islanders who were kidnapped to work in the sugar plantations of North Queensland. I have seen the use of "Africans" instead of Pacific Islanders before in art exhibitions. At the time it seemed to be a generic word for dark skinned people. But surely in the 21st Century such incorrect vocabulary should be corrected?
Isabel Michie, Noosa, Queensland. ismichie@bigpond.com
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- flowertoes
- 01-07-19
Queen Victoria ..
If you want the essence of Queen Victoria read or in this instance listen to this book,largely it comes from her journals, so the words and feelings are hers.She did love all of her children,she also loved the ordinary people of her country,she was argumentative,stubborn,hard headed at times,she was also compassionate emotional and loving.above all she loved her family and her people,how fo we know this,because Elizabeth Longford,, has taken her insight and skill to put her feelings for us.a lovely lovely book.
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- Gemma
- 13-05-19
Dull...
Unfortunately I had to force myself through to the end.. I am a huge fan of Queen Victoria but this seemed to jump about where her marriage and children were concerned with far too much detail on the political aspect of her role and her prime ministers...
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- RM M
- 14-02-22
Reads like the rantings of a spoilt small child.
I was interested to know about Queen Victoria as I had an overall feeling that she was a good queen. This book has turned me against royalty completely. What absolute snobs, the rest of us truly are plebs in their eyes. As for her disgraceful thoughts on the starving Irish as she lives in utter splendour. A women totally self absorbed only worrying about other royals. Her lack of care for her children bred for one purpose only, no wonder the current RF are so dysfunctional. I couldn’t finish this listening to what was in parts nasty and cruel to working class people, although I now know the RF care nothing for the public and never have.
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