The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. Volume 4 / Theodore Martin.
A lawyer by profession, Theodore Martin (1816-1909) gained literary distinction as both a humorous essayist and versatile translator. He found his greatest success, however, in the role of biographer to Prince Albert (1819-61). Commissioned by Queen Victoria to memorialise her late husband, this fiv...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[2013]
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| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
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| Summary: | A lawyer by profession, Theodore Martin (1816-1909) gained literary distinction as both a humorous essayist and versatile translator. He found his greatest success, however, in the role of biographer to Prince Albert (1819-61). Commissioned by Queen Victoria to memorialise her late husband, this five-volume work was first published between 1875 and 1880. Intended as a continuation of the biography begun by Charles Grey (also reissued in this series), it has been described as 'less adulatory in tone than might be expected'. A treasury of letters and memoranda, it presents a detailed portrait of the character, words and deeds of a man whose life was necessarily immersed in the great events of his time. Volume 4 deals with the difficult period of 1856-9, which saw mutiny in India, worldwide commercial uncertainty, and the beginning of a decline in Albert's health. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (534 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781139583183 1139583182 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139583183 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2019). |