Victoria

A novel of a young queen by the Creator/Writer of the Masterpiece Presentation on PBS

Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book Victoria by Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin's Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daisy Goodwin ISBN: 9781466844100
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: November 22, 2016
Imprint: St. Martin's Press Language: English
Author: Daisy Goodwin
ISBN: 9781466844100
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: November 22, 2016
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Language: English

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Victoria is an absolutely captivating novel of youth, love, and the often painful transition from immaturity to adulthood. Daisy Goodwin breathes new life into Victoria's story, and does so with sensitivity, verve, and wit."
– AMANDA FOREMAN

Drawing on Queen Victoria’s diaries, which she first started reading when she was a student at Cambridge University, Daisy Goodwin—creator and writer of the new PBS Masterpiece drama Victoria and author of the bestselling novels The American Heiress and *The Fortune Hunter—*brings the young nineteenth-century monarch, who would go on to reign for 63 years, richly to life in this magnificent novel.

Early one morning, less than a month after her eighteenth birthday, Alexandrina Victoria is roused from bed with the news that her uncle William IV has died and she is now Queen of England. The men who run the country have doubts about whether this sheltered young woman, who stands less than five feet tall, can rule the greatest nation in the world.

Despite her age, however, the young queen is no puppet. She has very definite ideas about the kind of queen she wants to be, and the first thing is to choose her name.

“I do not like the name Alexandrina,” she proclaims. “From now on I wish to be known only by my second name, Victoria.”

Next, people say she must choose a husband. Everyone keeps telling her she’s destined to marry her first cousin, Prince Albert, but Victoria found him dull and priggish when they met three years ago. She is quite happy being queen with the help of her prime minister, Lord Melbourne, who may be old enough to be her father but is the first person to take her seriously.

On June 19th, 1837, she was a teenager. On June 20th, 1837, she was a queen. Daisy Goodwin’s impeccably researched and vividly imagined new book brings readers Queen Victoria as they have never seen her before.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Victoria is an absolutely captivating novel of youth, love, and the often painful transition from immaturity to adulthood. Daisy Goodwin breathes new life into Victoria's story, and does so with sensitivity, verve, and wit."
– AMANDA FOREMAN

Drawing on Queen Victoria’s diaries, which she first started reading when she was a student at Cambridge University, Daisy Goodwin—creator and writer of the new PBS Masterpiece drama Victoria and author of the bestselling novels The American Heiress and *The Fortune Hunter—*brings the young nineteenth-century monarch, who would go on to reign for 63 years, richly to life in this magnificent novel.

Early one morning, less than a month after her eighteenth birthday, Alexandrina Victoria is roused from bed with the news that her uncle William IV has died and she is now Queen of England. The men who run the country have doubts about whether this sheltered young woman, who stands less than five feet tall, can rule the greatest nation in the world.

Despite her age, however, the young queen is no puppet. She has very definite ideas about the kind of queen she wants to be, and the first thing is to choose her name.

“I do not like the name Alexandrina,” she proclaims. “From now on I wish to be known only by my second name, Victoria.”

Next, people say she must choose a husband. Everyone keeps telling her she’s destined to marry her first cousin, Prince Albert, but Victoria found him dull and priggish when they met three years ago. She is quite happy being queen with the help of her prime minister, Lord Melbourne, who may be old enough to be her father but is the first person to take her seriously.

On June 19th, 1837, she was a teenager. On June 20th, 1837, she was a queen. Daisy Goodwin’s impeccably researched and vividly imagined new book brings readers Queen Victoria as they have never seen her before.

More books from St. Martin's Press

Cover of the book The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book The Burnt Orange Sunrise by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Pregnancy, OMG! by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book A Writer's Workbook by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Toxin Toxout by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Felicity's Gate by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book A Letter of Mary by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Faeries Gone Wild by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book The Return by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book My Favorite Fangs by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Is It a Big Problem or a Little Problem? by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Forms of Desire by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book Fatal Enquiry by Daisy Goodwin
Cover of the book King, Ship, and Sword by Daisy Goodwin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy