{"product_id":"queen-victoria-a-life-of-contradictions-9781250072108","title":"Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions","description":"\u003cp\u003eQueen Victoria is Britain's queen of contradictions. In her combination of deep sentimentality and bombast; cultural imperialism and imperial compassion; fear of intellectualism and excitement at technology; romanticism and prudishness, she became a spirit of the age to which she gave her name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictoria embraced photography, railway travel and modern art; she resisted compulsory education for the working classes, recommended for a leading women's rights campaigner 'a good whipping' and detested smoking. She may or may not have been amused. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile she reinvented the monarchy and wrestled with personal reinvention. She lived in the shadow of her mother and then under the tutelage of her husband; finally she embraced self-reliance during her long widowhood. Fresh, witty and accessible, Matthew Dennison's \u003ci\u003eQueen Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling assessment of Victoria's mercurial character and impact, written with the irony, flourish and insight that this Queen and her rule so richly deserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Dennison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250072108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMATTHEW DENNISON is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Last Princess \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Livia, Empress of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. As a journalist, he contributes to \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married and lives in London and North Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44117065334899,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8e4578d6-4ff2-46d2-ae21-ab5993fc9e9c.jpg?v=1764335678","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/queen-victoria-a-life-of-contradictions-9781250072108","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}