{"product_id":"9781773750309","title":"Queen Victoria","description":"Hailed as a \"brilliant masterpiece\" by the \u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Lytton Strachey's classic work gives the most comprehensive and delightful look at Queen Victoria and her reign.  The book that changed the style of biographical writing is now expanded with historical illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the full panorama of Victoria's life, her childhood, her marriage to Albert, and her majestic domination of a colorful court circle.  Illustrated spreads beautifully depict the great men and women of her time, Balmoral Castle, The Great Exhibition of 1851, and scenes of the Empire at its finest moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1921, this prose timelessly portrays the details of the royal family that fascinated readers in the Victorian era and continue to intrigue us in the present day.  Strachey's flair for throwing \"a sudden revealing searchlight into obscure recesses, hitherto undivined,\" places \u003ci\u003eQueen Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the literary landmarks of the century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLytton Strachey\u003c\/b\u003e (1880-1932) was a member of the Bloomsbury group and the author of a number of biographies including \u003ci\u003eEminent Victorians\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElizabeth and Essex.\u003c\/i\u003e  ","brand":"DIAMOND PUBLISHERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038899749104,"sku":"9781773750309","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781773750309_p0.jpg?v=1763709091","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781773750309","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}