{"product_id":"queen-victoria-matthew-dennison-9781250072108","title":"Queen Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003eQueen Victoria is Britain's queen of contradictions. In her combination of deep sentimentality and bombast; cultural imperialism and imperial compassion; fear of intellectualism and excitement at technology; romanticism and prudishness, she became a spirit of the age to which she gave her name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictoria embraced photography, railway travel and modern art; she resisted compulsory education for the working classes, recommended for a leading women's rights campaigner 'a good whipping' and detested smoking. She may or may not have been amused. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile she reinvented the monarchy and wrestled with personal reinvention. She lived in the shadow of her mother and then under the tutelage of her husband; finally she embraced self-reliance during her long widowhood. Fresh, witty and accessible, Matthew Dennison's \u003ci\u003eQueen Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling assessment of Victoria's mercurial character and impact, written with the irony, flourish and insight that this Queen and her rule so richly deserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Dennison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250072107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250072108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Matthew Dennison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122352550143,"sku":"9781250072108","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9d54994-66fe-4302-979b-0e922204d3f2.jpg?v=1687424627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/queen-victoria-matthew-dennison-9781250072108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}