The Empress.
It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing entanglement with the ageing Queen who finds herself enchant...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Oberon Books,, 2013. Ã2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (231 pages) |
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| Summary: | It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing entanglement with the ageing Queen who finds herself enchanted by stories of an India she rules but has never seen.The Empress uncovers remarkable unknown stories of 19th century Britain, the growth of Indian nationalism and the romantic proclivities of one of our most surprising monarchs. |
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| ISBN: | 9781849438360 9781849434904 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |