About this title: Strachey's definitive and ground-breaking biography of the queen who was hailed as the mother of her people and a symbol of imperial greatness. Strachey's biography was perhaps the first of that genre to look behind the facts and penetrate to the psychological truths about his subject.
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Description: Good. -Reprint--434 pages. Interior-there are a couple of owner's signatures at the front, and there is light-to-significant underlining on only a few pages toward the back. The boards and spine have only light foxing/soiling. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780140183931ISBN:0140183930
Description: Acceptable. Fair Condition. Considerable wear, but still very useable. Text has writing/underlining, but appears free of highlighting. May have bookstore-related stamps/stickers/marks. Multiple copies may be available. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780140183931ISBN:0140183930
Description: Good. Good Condition. Reasonable wear-still very usable. Text has writing/underlining, but appears free of highlighting. May have bookstore-related stamps/stickers/marks. Multiple copies may be available. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140032413ISBN:014003241X
Description: Good. 255p. ; 20 cm. Penguin modern classics.. Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 1921. Bibliography: p247-250. - Includes index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140032413ISBN:014003241X
Description: Good. 255p. ; 20 cm. Penguin modern classics.. Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 1921. Bibliography: p247-250. - Includes index. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"No se si estoy leyendo la vida de Victoria o la de Alberto... tremendo como escribe este hombre. Parece que lo hubiera redactado ayer...
Victoria: vida larga y fructifera: poblaste de herederos a las casas reinantes europeos casando a tus innumerables hijos pero no soñaste con que los primos hermanos iban a enfrentarse en la primera guerra. En fin..., muy llevadero, muy poco biopic. Se me reveló un personaje completamente distinto a la idea que yo tenía de Victoria y su tiempo. Formidable el capítulo "Ancianidad", en el que Mr. Strachey devela a la reina que lo supo gobernar. No hay ninguna data de los archivos a los que pudo acceder, lo cual es una pena.
Pésima la calidad de las reproducciones de El Ateneo. Fotos guarangamente pixeladas y descoloridas, una berretada mayúscula. Hubiera sido piola incluir un árbol genealógico al final. El personaje y su descendencia se lo merecen."
"Una excelente biografía de un personaje clave de la historia inglesa y europea del siglo XIX. El estilo literario de Strachey es de una ironía deliciosamente sutil que no se rebaja a hacer leña del árbol caído, sino que logra retratar las complejidades de toda una época, a través de la figura de la reina Victoria. Curiosamente, algunos de los capítulos más interesantes resultan ser aquéllos en que Victoria es eclipsada por su esposo."
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