Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age
by Jerrold M. Packard
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"A new century is dawning, and an old woman lies dying, a diminutive figure in a large double bed in a vast palace. The time is January 1901, and the woman is Victoria, Queen of England, Empress of India, and sovereign ruler of the greatest empire on earth. Her reign has lasted more than 63 years. She has given her name to an age. Now it is ending, with the abyss of the unknown ahead. As shock waves go around the world, only one thing is sure: The world will never be the same again." show more "Besides giving us a close-up chronicle of the last days, the death, and the funeral of Queen Victoria, Jerrold M. Packard subtly weaves a multi-peopled historical drama, one that captures England with all her pride, pomp, and power illumined in the blazing light of sunset."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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2736 Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age, by Jerrold M. Packard (read 23 Apr 1995) The author, who lives in Portland, Oregon, in this book tells of the death and funeral of Queen Victoria. She died Jan 22, 1901, and the part of the book telling of her last illness and death was extremely interesting. The funeral and interment took till Feb 4, and some of the detail was not too interesting, but all in all the book was on a subject which intrigued me much.
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- Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age
- People/Characters
- Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom; Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom; Wilhelm II, German Kaiser and King of Prussia
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- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
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- 941.081 — History & geography History of Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1837- Period of Victoria and House of Windsor Victoria 1837-1901
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- DA555 .P27 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Modern, 1485- Victorian era, 1837-1901
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