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Queen Victoria's mysterious daughter : a biography of Princess Louise, Lucinda Hawksley

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"In Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter, Lucinda Hawksley delves into artistic and royal secrets to discover the life of Princess Louise, whose true story has either been lost in history or has been deliberately kept secret. The sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had a difficult childhood and troubled adolescence, a world away from the usual perception of the life of a privileged princess. For such a prominent public figure, much of her life story has been hidden away inside impenetrable walls. What was so scandalous about this princess that her files in the Royal Archives and at her husband's home, Inveraray Castle in Scotland, still need to be locked away? Can we believe, as many do, that Louise in fact gave birth secretly to an illegitimate royal child? An indomitable woman, Louise lived her life to the full, in a manner that few 21st-century readers would believe possible for a 19th-century woman. She lived through wars and revolutions. As well as being a prominent member of the Aesthetic art world, Princess Louise was a passionate campaigner for women's rights, health reform and education for all. She travelled widely, holidaying in Europe, Africa and North America, and she lived in Canada for five years as the wife of the Governor General. Here is our best evidence yet that Queen Victoria's many secrets have yet to be fully disclosed"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
x, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Originally published: The mystery of Princess Louise. London : Chatto & Windus, 2013
Contents
  • Introduction : how it all began
  • Prologue : a celebrity comes to Liverpool
  • Born in the year of revolution
  • A royal education
  • In the shadow of her siblings
  • An Annus Horribilis
  • The first sculpture
  • What really happened with Walter Stirling?
  • The Locock family secret
  • An art student at last
  • Falling in love with the Cult of Beauty
  • The people's princess
  • A controversial betrothal
  • "The most popular act of my reign"
  • A battle for independence
  • Politics and aestheticism
  • The first year in Canada
  • A marriage lived in different continents
  • Escaping the Fenians in Bermuda
  • Return to London, and tragedy
  • Keeping up appearances
  • Scandal amongst the Campbells
  • Celebrating the Golden Jubilee
  • The princess and the sculptor
  • Trying to dull the pain
  • Scandal in the royal household
  • A new century and the end of an era
  • The death of Henry Locock
  • The king, the kaiser and the duke
  • Widowhood and war
  • The Grande Dame of Kensington
  • "This remarkable lady"
  • One last rebellious command
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9781250059321
Link
http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/321/9781250059321/image/lgcover.9781250059321.jpg
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Label
Queen Victoria's mysterious daughter : a biography of Princess Louise
Title
Queen Victoria's mysterious daughter
Title remainder
a biography of Princess Louise
Statement of responsibility
Lucinda Hawksley
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter, Lucinda Hawksley delves into artistic and royal secrets to discover the life of Princess Louise, whose true story has either been lost in history or has been deliberately kept secret. The sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had a difficult childhood and troubled adolescence, a world away from the usual perception of the life of a privileged princess. For such a prominent public figure, much of her life story has been hidden away inside impenetrable walls. What was so scandalous about this princess that her files in the Royal Archives and at her husband's home, Inveraray Castle in Scotland, still need to be locked away? Can we believe, as many do, that Louise in fact gave birth secretly to an illegitimate royal child? An indomitable woman, Louise lived her life to the full, in a manner that few 21st-century readers would believe possible for a 19th-century woman. She lived through wars and revolutions. As well as being a prominent member of the Aesthetic art world, Princess Louise was a passionate campaigner for women's rights, health reform and education for all. She travelled widely, holidaying in Europe, Africa and North America, and she lived in Canada for five years as the wife of the Governor General. Here is our best evidence yet that Queen Victoria's many secrets have yet to be fully disclosed"--
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Provided by publisher
Biography type
individual biography
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DLC
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Hawksley, Lucinda
Dewey number
  • 941.081092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DA559.L6
LC item number
H39 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Louise
  • Princesses
  • Great Britain
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
  • HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty
  • Louise
  • Princesses
  • Great Britain
Label
Queen Victoria's mysterious daughter : a biography of Princess Louise, Lucinda Hawksley
Link
http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/321/9781250059321/image/lgcover.9781250059321.jpg
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally published: The mystery of Princess Louise. London : Chatto & Windus, 2013
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : how it all began -- Prologue : a celebrity comes to Liverpool -- Born in the year of revolution -- A royal education -- In the shadow of her siblings -- An Annus Horribilis -- The first sculpture -- What really happened with Walter Stirling? -- The Locock family secret -- An art student at last -- Falling in love with the Cult of Beauty -- The people's princess -- A controversial betrothal -- "The most popular act of my reign" -- A battle for independence -- Politics and aestheticism -- The first year in Canada -- A marriage lived in different continents -- Escaping the Fenians in Bermuda -- Return to London, and tragedy -- Keeping up appearances -- Scandal amongst the Campbells -- Celebrating the Golden Jubilee -- The princess and the sculptor -- Trying to dull the pain -- Scandal in the royal household -- A new century and the end of an era -- The death of Henry Locock -- The king, the kaiser and the duke -- Widowhood and war -- The Grande Dame of Kensington -- "This remarkable lady" -- One last rebellious command -- Epilogue
Control code
1618929
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
x, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781250059321
Isbn Type
(hardback : alkaline paper)
Lccn
2015025030
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1618929
  • (OCoLC)912507967
Label
Queen Victoria's mysterious daughter : a biography of Princess Louise, Lucinda Hawksley
Link
http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/321/9781250059321/image/lgcover.9781250059321.jpg
Publication
Note
Originally published: The mystery of Princess Louise. London : Chatto & Windus, 2013
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : how it all began -- Prologue : a celebrity comes to Liverpool -- Born in the year of revolution -- A royal education -- In the shadow of her siblings -- An Annus Horribilis -- The first sculpture -- What really happened with Walter Stirling? -- The Locock family secret -- An art student at last -- Falling in love with the Cult of Beauty -- The people's princess -- A controversial betrothal -- "The most popular act of my reign" -- A battle for independence -- Politics and aestheticism -- The first year in Canada -- A marriage lived in different continents -- Escaping the Fenians in Bermuda -- Return to London, and tragedy -- Keeping up appearances -- Scandal amongst the Campbells -- Celebrating the Golden Jubilee -- The princess and the sculptor -- Trying to dull the pain -- Scandal in the royal household -- A new century and the end of an era -- The death of Henry Locock -- The king, the kaiser and the duke -- Widowhood and war -- The Grande Dame of Kensington -- "This remarkable lady" -- One last rebellious command -- Epilogue
Control code
1618929
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
x, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781250059321
Isbn Type
(hardback : alkaline paper)
Lccn
2015025030
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1618929
  • (OCoLC)912507967

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