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Book Description Paperback. Condition: As New. Paperback. Cover shows very minor shelving wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!. Seller Inventory # 132204130123
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Queen Victoria was our longest-reigning monarch, a symbol of Britains great age of power and imperialism. But her life could so easily have been cut short. Just three years after she ascended to the throne, a humble pot-boy left his house with two pistols bulging from his trouser pockets and a feeling of determination. He fired the guns at her from just six paces away. She escaped unharmed, but amazingly there were seven further attempts on her life over the next forty-seven years. The perpetrators were a mixture of madmen, attention-seekers, and fiends: the unemployed carpenter who ended up transported to the hell of a labour camp in Van Diemans Land, the midget newsvendor who eventually took his own life, the army officer who dressed as a dandy, the disaffected artist, and the Fenian terrorists. Through it all there is Victoria; how she coped with the fear and became a symbol of resolve and determination. Each chapter of this book captures the drama of the attack and uncovers the would-be assassins motives, describing their lives up to that point, their trial and sentence, and what became of them afterwards. Extensive original research in England and Australia has uncovered fascinating new detail that makes for an absorbing read. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006879580
Book Description Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 39415266-20
Book Description Paperback edition. An exceptional paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Physical description; 283 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Victoria Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901. Assassination attempts. Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 341523
Book Description Paperback edition. An exceptional paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Physical description; 283 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Victoria Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901. Assassination attempts. Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 341523