The second volume of selected correspondence of Queen Victoria covers 1844–1853. Edited by Arthur Christopher Benson and Viscount Esher, the letters offer a firsthand view of her private and political life and European affairs. They are worth listening to for a vivid sense of nineteenth-century British history.
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H.M. QUEEN VICTORIA, 1843
H.M. QUEEN VICTORIA, 1843
From the picture by F. Winterhalter at Windsor Castle
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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. II.—1844-1853 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER XIII 1844 PAGES Duc de Bordeaux—Hanoverian Orders—Domestic happiness—Death of the Duke of Coburg—Lord Melbourne on old age—Recall of Lord Ellenborough— Uncle and niece—Lord Ellenborough's honours—Prince de Joinville's brochure—The Emperor Nicholas—A great review—At the Opera—The Emperor's character— The Emperor and Belgium—Crisis in Parliament—The King of Saxony—Lord Ellenborough and India— England, France, and Russia—France and Tahiti—King Louis Philippe expected—Arrangements for the visit —Queen Louise's solicitude—Arrival of King Louis Philippe—A successful visit—The King's departure— Opening of the Royal Exchange—Gift to the Prince of Wales—Education in India 1-29
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