Victoria & Abdul : the true story of the queen's closest confidant
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2017.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
941.081 BASU
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941.081 BASU
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
334 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-323) and index.
Description
History's most unlikely friendship--this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearest companion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim. In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of hertwo great loves--Prince Albert and John Brown--Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen's teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria's long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul's devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, Victoria & Abdul is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the nineteenth-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Basu, S. (2017). Victoria & Abdul: the true story of the queen's closest confidant (First Vintage edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Basu, Shrabani. 2017. Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Basu, Shrabani. Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant Vintage Books, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Basu, Shrabani. Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant First Vintage edition., Vintage Books, 2017.
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