Colonial Consorts. The Wives Of Victoria's Governors 1839-1900
Hancock Marguerite
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Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Publisher Place: Carlton
Publisher Year: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Description: 324 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.
Publishers Description: Biography of the wives of Victorias governors 1839-1900. Chronicles the private feelings of 11 very different women, some of whom longed to go home, and others who found unexpected pleasures in their vice-regal duties. Based on a Masters thesis. Information sourced from letters, diaries and family papers in libraries and archives from Australia and overseas. Includes illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. Author has been secretary to the wives of three Victorian governors. The book is a companion to David McCaugheys Victorias Colonial Governers.
ISBN: 9780522849332
(204942)
