This is the first of three volumes of selected correspondence of Queen Victoria, covering 1837–1843 and edited by Arthur Christopher Benson and Viscount Esher. Through her letters and related documents, it offers a view of the early years of her reign, court life and politics. It is a valuable source for listeners interested in the Victorian era and the British monarchy.
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This is the first volume of three. The index of this threevolume work is in Volume III, with links to all three volumes; and some footnotes are linked between volumes.
These links are designed to work when the book is read on line. For information on the downloading of all three interlinked volumes so that the links work on your own computer, see the Transcriber's Note at the end of this book.
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QUEEN VICTORIA RECEIVING THE NEWS OF HER A
QUEEN VICTORIA RECEIVING THE NEWS OF HER A
From the picture by H. T. Wells,
THE LETTERS OF
QUEEN VICTORIA
A SELECTION FROM HER MAJESTY'S CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE YEARS 1837 and 1861 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING EDITED BY ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON, M.A. AND VISCOUNT ESHER, G.C.V.O., K.C.B. IN THREE VOLUMES VOL. I.—1837-1843 LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 1908 Copyright in Great Britain and Dependencies, 1907, by H.M. The King. In the United States by Messrs Longmans, Green & Co. All rights reserved.
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