{"product_id":"book-gape","title":"The Highland Journals of Queen Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003e“...these journals offer us so many insights into the paraphernalia that accompanied the royal progress north... Virginia McKenna reads beautifully.”  Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This quirky and vivid aural tapestry is jam-packed with sound effects... and is further enhanced by McKenna’s genteel narration.”  Scotland on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A chronicle of life at Balmoral, both before and after Prince Albert’s death.  Very effectively read by Virginia McKenna.”  Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSucceeding William IV in 1837, Victoria reigned for nearly 64 years and was always a keen chronicler of life around her, through both her paintings and the detailed diary she kept from the age of 13. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Victoria’s Highland Journals cover the period from 1848 to 1882 and provide a fascinating insight into those long “never-to-be-forgotten days” she spent with her family in her much beloved Scottish Highlands.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished privately for her family and a few close friends, the Queen was persuaded by a close relative to reissue the journal for the pleasure of her subjects where it became an immediate bestseller.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Highland Journals are gentle and unpretentious with a fascinating attention to detail, giving the listener a rare opportunity to hear the thoughts and reflections of the wife and mother who wore the Imperial Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available as part of the CLASSIC LETTERS \u0026amp; JOURNALS BOX SET, a seven-volume edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Letters \u0026amp; Journals of Lord Nelson with CHARLES DANCE OBE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of Charlotte Bronte with IMOGEN STUBBS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott of the Antarctic with EDWARD FOX OBE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Highland Journals of Queen Victoria with VIRGINIA McKENNA OBE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of Lord Byron with ROBERT POWELL \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Letters of Jane Austen with FIONA SHAW CBE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth with JENNY AGUTTER OBE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49417792618800,"sku":"BDgape","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/759972-gape-Square.jpg?v=1754067479","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gape","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}