The Quest for Queen Mary
James Pope-Hennessy's official biography of Queen Mary, edited by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - Financial Times
$27.16
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2019
Summary
‘A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos … this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year’
Max Hastings, Sunday Times
‘One of the funniest, most eccentric books of the year’
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary’s official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The serie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529330618 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529330610 |
| Author: | Hugo Vickers, James Pope-Hennessy |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 271g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
‘Arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year’
Arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year - The Sunday Times
A complete delight, conjuring up, with a few sharp strokes of the pen, a mad, exotic species from a world gone by … one of this year’s funniest and most eccentric books - Mail on SundayIntoxicating, frank and often hilarious anthology of interviews … what this fine book demonstrates with wit, candour, and unassailable force, is that royal persons are not at all like ordinary people - New York Review of BooksIlluminating, intriguing and boundlessly entertaining - Country LifeSuperbly edited … like all the best interviews, these are stories about the hunter circling his prey, and they reveal as much about the interviewer as his subject … a splendid book - SpectatorAbout The Author
Hugo Vickers
James Pope-Hennessy
James Pope-Hennessy was a British biographer and travel writer. His books included London Fabric (for which he was awarded the Hawthornden Prize), Sins of the Fathers (an account of the Atlantic slave traffickers), Anthony Trollope, and Queen Victoria at Windsor and Balmoral. He died in 1974.
Hugo Vickers
Hugo Vickers is a writer, lecturer, and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Princess Andrew of Greece, and the Duchess of Windsor. His book The Kiss won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction. His recent bestsellers have included Malice in Wonderland and The Sphinx - the life of Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough. He collaborated with HRH The Duke of Kent on A Royal Life. He is a Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire.
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