Heaven's Command

The opening volume of Morris's "Pax Britannica Trilogy," this richly detailed work traces the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 to the celebration of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Index. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book


Author: Jan Morris
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 11/04/2002
Pages: 564
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.62w x 1.36d
ISBN: 9780156027748

About the Author
Morris, Jan: - "Jan Morris (1926 - 2020) served as an intelligence officer with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, studied at Oxford University, and was a reporter for the Times and the Guardian before launching into a successful career as a novelist, history author, and travel writer. Her books include Last Letters from Hav, Fifty Years of Europe, Conundrum, Hong Kong, Oxford, The World of Venice, and Farewell the Trumpets."