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Title: Queen Victoria: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert ISBN: 0-306-81085-9 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Rippingly Good Read!
Comment: While adding nothing radically new to the story of Britain's Queen Victoria, this biography is still an engrossing read. Hibbert, a chronicler of several historical royals as well as military figures, has written an engaging book.
I especially liked the rare picture of QV smiling, as well as the compartmentalization into chapters of various aspects of her life (e.g., chapters highlight the Queen's Indian servants, the Queen's travels, the Queen's daughters, etc.) Also quotes at length from the correspondence from Victoria's beloved Prince Albert, which I had never before seen. My favorite vignette was Albert writing to her after a quarrel, where he complained that when he left the room hoping to finish the argument, QV followed him anyway and continued to harangue him.
Another nice element was the clear explanation of the various machinations and events that led to Victoria's assuming the throne (such as the Duke of Kent abandoning a mistress to marry Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg in order to father a legitimate heir). Also delves into a discussion of QV and her loyal servant (but probably not lover), John Brown.
All told, a smashing biography of Prince William's great-great-great-great-great-grandmama.
Rating: 5
Summary: In depth look at a fascinating subject
Comment: Christopher Hibbert's fascinating biography of Queen Victoria is aptly subtitled "A Personal History". This book focuses on Victoria's personal relationship with her family, her ministers and her staff. Given her extraordinary long life, there is a lot of material to cover. I was particularly interested in Victoria's contentious early relationship with her mother and the way the young queen was so successful in establishing her independence from the forces that hoped to use her as a tool for their personal ambitions. Equally fascinating was her relationship with Albert, the Prince Consort. Victoria's long widowhood and deification of her husband's memory is well-known. Her infamous grief has overshadowed Albert's real accomplishments and contributions to her reign. Hibbert also paints an in-depth portrait of Victoria's difficult relationships with her many children. After reading the book I impressed both with the queen's obvious charm and intelligence and equally appalled by her selfishness. In many ways Victoria's contradictory character shaped the world for nearly a decade. Hibbert has done an excellent job of portraying all facets of Victoria's life and written an entertaining and highly readable book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Dull and boring!!
Comment: As i read the book, i realized that Mr Hibbert was not going to give me a very good account of the Queen.He constantly talks about the Queen's changing moods, her dislikes for some of her prime ministers and her treatment of her servants.To me this things are a waste of time.Mr Hibbert fails to tells us how the Queen felt about the political situation of Europe in her time.The author very rarely mentions her views on the different wars England waged during her time. At times i felt like i was reading a gossip column on a supermarket tabloid.Mr Hibbert wastes too many chapters on things like her servants, dinner parties and the sort.The book is too tight since most of the times it covers the Queen's opinion of non-important things.
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Title: Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard ISBN: 0312244967 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Queen Victoria's Family: A Century of Photographs 1840-1940 by Charlotte Zeepvat ISBN: 0750930594 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Uncrowned King : The Life of Prince Albert by Stanley Weintraub ISBN: 0743206096 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Queen Victoria in Her Letters and Journals by Christopher Hibbert ISBN: 0750923490 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty by Karl Shaw ISBN: 0767907558 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 29 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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