Attain Letters Of Queen Victoria, A Selection From Her Majestys Correspondence Between The Years 1837 And 1861, Published By Authority Of His Majesty The King, Vol I Created By Queen Victoria Formatted As Audio Books
there are more letters here from Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston to Victoria than from The Queen herself, it is nevertheless a delightful compilation of letters and entries of journals of both intimate and political nature, reading between the lines of correspondence written to her paints a cheerful picture of the young Queen: sharp and curious, of a debating nature and nothing if not determined and proud in her station and spirit.
From a memorandum of Mr, Anson, Private Secretary to Prince Albert: “The Queen is very proud of the Princes utter indifference to the attractions of all ladies, I told Her Majesty that these were early days to boast, which made her rather indignant, I think she is a little jealous of his talking even to men, ”
Her relationship with Leopold I, King of the Belgians is of most interest, A man who was almost King of England, but had to make way for Victoria, his letters portray a character who fancies himself a mastermind chess master.
A tiresome lecturer of a meddlesome nature, it takes Victoria less than a year into her reign to mature enough to observe that dear uncle Leopold is an intruding busybody and the situation changes dramatically rather quickly, Victoria no longer depending on him for political clarifications as she relies more on her own people, even deferring some of her answers to Palmerston himself.
Being in position of Sovereign, it must have been difficult and awkward for Victoria to find a friend, For this one cannot fault her for not interrupting her correspondence with Lord Melbourne, In him she found both a friend and a confidante, someone she could easily discuss politics with, book and children, music and court gossip, A man who actively admired, supported and maybe even loved her more than his station permitted, it was Melbourne, not Albert, whose opinion she could ask for without fear of chastising or lecturing.
Lord Melbourne to Queen Victoria,th April:
“As Lord Melbourne drove down the Park on Saturday evening last to dine with his sister, he could see clearly into your Majestys room, so as to be able to distinguish the pictures, tables, etc, the candles being lighted and the curtains not drawn.
Your Majesty was just setting off to the Opera, . . ”
at which point, this Reader imagines Lord M sighing with melancholy, And so does the Reader, for if only we could read the unabridged, to fill in the gaps in history and lore, Riveting so far I'm reading this huge record in bits and pieces when the mood strikes, Can't manage this in one go, This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers, You may find it for free on the web, Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery, Victoria Alexandrina Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland fromJuneuntil her
death, FromMay, she had the additional title of Empress of India, Her reign ofyears and seven months is known as the Victorian era, It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.
She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover, Victoria wrote an average of,words a day during her adult life, From Julyuntil just before her death, she kept a detailed journal, which eventually encompassedvolumes, After Victorias death, her youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice, was app Victoria Alexandrina Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland fromJuneuntil her death.
FromMay, she had the additional title of Empress of India, Her reign ofyears and seven months is known as the Victorian era, It was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.
She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover, Victoria wrote an average of,words a day during her adult life, From Julyuntil just before her death, she kept a detailed journal, which eventually encompassedvolumes, After Victoria's death, her youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice, was appointed her literary executor, Beatrice transcribed and edited the diaries covering Victoria's accession onwards, and burned the originals in the process, Despite this destruction, much of the diaries still exist, In addition to Beatrice's edited copy, Lord Esher transcribed the volumes fromtobefore Beatrice destroyed them, sitelink.