{"product_id":"9780099532231","title":"Serving Victoria","description":"Author: Hubbard, Kate\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099532231\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Sep 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sparkling portrait of the court of Queen Victoria, seen through the lives of her household using never-seen-before diaries and letters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2012 Costa Biography Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn celebration of the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, read this sparkling portrait of her court, seen through the lives of her household.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Eye-opening and thoroughly engaging' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDuring the sixty-three years of her reign, Queen Victoria gathered around her a household dedicated to her service. By following their lives - from governess to maid-of-honour, chaplain to personal physician - \u003ci\u003eServing Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique insight into the Victorian court with all its frustrations and absurdities. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sitting squarely at its centre is Victoria, and through the eyes of her household we see a Queen who is more vulnerable, more emotional, more selfish and more comical than is generally supposed. A woman who was prone to fits of giggles, who wept easily and often, who gobbled her food and shrank from confrontation, while insisting on controlling the lives of those around her. \u003ci\u003eServing Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e provides a glimpse of what it meant and what it was like to serve the Queen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the 2012 Costa Biography Award\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47421751918750,"sku":"UBD-9780099532231","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099532231.jpg?v=1780548660","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099532231","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}