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Queen Victoria

Name: Queen Victoria
Author: Giles Lytton Strachey

by Giles Lytton Strachey

1921•Biography•284 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a slow-paced biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

“A fascinating presentation of the Queen and her time, keen characterizations of Lord Melbourne, Palmerston, Gladstone, and Disraeli, and an impressive and convincing portrait of the Prince Consort. Done with the frankness and subtlety of a great artist.” — A.L.A. Catalog 1926 “In the long.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalDocumentarySocial commentaryComplex relationship

Subjects

Kings and rulersBiographyHistoryVicPing chuanQueensReinesBiographies

Details

Author: Giles Lytton Strachey
Published: 1921
Pages: 284
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