Advice to my grand-daughter : letters from Queen Victoria to Princess Victoria of Hesse / selected with a commentary by Richard Hough : with a foreword by the Princess's grand-daughter, the Lady Brabourne.
TITLE:
Advice to my grand-daughter : letters from Queen Victoria to Princess Victoria of Hesse / selected with a commentary by Richard Hough : with a foreword by the Princess's grand-daughter, the Lady Brabourne.
Former Title:
Advice to a grand-daughter
Publication Date:
1975
Publication Information:
New York : Simon and Schuster,
Physical Description:
xx, 156 p., [12] p. of plates : ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
These extraordinary letters- human, warm, wise and intimate-...bring new light on major world events and on the domestic life of Queen Victoria and her vast family... Above all, however, they are the record of a touching and delightful correspondence between the old Queen and her favorite grand-daughter, full of warmth, sagacity, good advice, love and concern, shot through with the Queen's own concerns and grief, and revealing in a very special way the full extent of Victoria's wit, intelligence and intense emotions.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780671222420
General Note:
First published in 1975 under title: Advice to a grand-daughter.
Includes index.
