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The last princess : the devoted life of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter / Matthew Dennison.
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- ISBN: 9780312376987
- ISBN: 0312376987
- Physical Description: x, 302 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2007. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-289) and index. |
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The Last Princess : The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter
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The Last Princess : The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| List of Illustrations | p. ix | |
| Author's Note | p. xi | |
| Family Trees | p. xiii | |
| 1 | 'It is a fine child' | p. 1 |
| 2 | 'The most amusing baby we have had' | p. 10 |
| 3 | 'Paroxysms of despair' | p. 21 |
| 4 | 'The bright spot in this dead home' | p. 30 |
| 5 | 'Beatrice is quite well' | p. 39 |
| 6 | 'A nervous way of speaking and laughing' | p. 49 |
| 7 | 'Auntie Beatrice sends you many loves' | p. 61 |
| 8 | 'Youngest daughters have a duty to widowed mothers' | p. 69 |
| 9 | 'The flower of the flock' | p. 80 |
| 10 | 'A good, handy, thoughtful servant' | p. 92 |
| 11 | 'She is my constant companion' | p. 102 |
| 12 | 'Dear Beatrice suffered much from rheumatism' | p. 109 |
| 13 | 'If only she could marry now' | p. 116 |
| 14 | The Handsomest Family in Europe | p. 124 |
| 15 | 'Many daughters have acted virtuously, but thou excelleth them all' | p. 134 |
| 16 | 'The fatal day approaches' | p. 144 |
| 17 | 'There now burnt a bewitching fiery passion' | p. 157 |
| 18 | 'Capital fun' | p. 170 |
| 19 | 'A simple life, with no great incidents' | p. 178 |
| 20 | 'Blighted happiness' | p. 187 |
| 21 | 'I have taken up my life again' | p. 197 |
| 22 | 'I ... can hardly realize what life will be like without her' | p. 208 |
| 23 | 'I have my dear Mother's written instructions' | p. 215 |
| 24 | 'Osborne ... is like the grave of somebody's happiness' | p. 224 |
| 25 | 'Please God the young couple may be very happy' | p. 232 |
| 26 | 'Days of overwhelming anxiety' | p. 241 |
| 27 | 'The older one gets the more one lives in the past' | p. 250 |
| 28 | 'She struggled so hard to "carry on"' | p. 258 |
| Notes | p. 266 | |
| Bibliography | p. 284 | |
| Index | p. 290 |
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