Farewell in splendor : the passing of Queen Victoria and her age / Jerrold M. Packard.
TITLE:
Farewell in splendor : the passing of Queen Victoria and her age / Jerrold M. Packard.
Publication Date:
1995
Publication Information:
New York : Dutton,
Physical Description:
294 p. : ill.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Summary:
Surveying the weeks leading up to the death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901, historian Jerrold M. Packard creates a sweeping, kaleidoscopic view of the British Empire and the world it straddled. From Britain's regal palaces to Calcutta's teeming slums, he reveals a nation at the apogee of its power and on the brink of stunning change.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525937302
General Note:
"A William Abrahams book."
