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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 38 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Rachael Beresford. |
| Summary |
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, was the most intelligent of Queen Victoria's four sons. He was the youngest, a strong-willed, likeable character with an immense thirst for life who faced two overwhelming handicaps. One was haemophilia, then barely understood, which might have killed him at any moment, and in any case subjected him to recurring pain and disability. The other was his mother's determination to keep complete control over his life. Leopold's struggle for independence is a compelling human story, using previously unseen correspondence to explore his illness and treatment, his troubled and often stormy relationship with the Queen, and his place in the royal family. It touches on the wider worlds of Victorian Oxford and of literature, art and politics and the varied friendships he made, with Lewis Carroll, John Ruskin, Oscar Wilde, and Disraeli among others. Set against this background, Leopold's story is a moving account of one man's search against the odds for personal happiness and a meaningful role in the world. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Leopold, Prince, Duke of Albany, 1853-1884.
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Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
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Zeepvat, Charlotte.
Prince Leopold.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781705281819 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1705281818 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13612201 |
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