King Edward And His Times
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the twilight of the Victorian era and the dawn of a new century, a king emerged who would define an age — King Edward and His Times by André Maurois chronicles the life and reign of Edward VII, the charming, cosmopolitan monarch who transformed the rigid formality of his mother's court into a glittering world of diplomacy, pleasure, and political intrigue. Set against the grand backdrop of Edwardian Britain — from the drawing rooms of London to the salons of Paris — Maurois presents a vivid portrait of a man long overshadowed by Queen Victoria, yet whose personal magnetism and diplomatic instincts shaped the geopolitical landscape of early 20th-century Europe. Maurois, one of France's most celebrated biographers, brings his characteristic elegance and psychological acuity to bear on this sweeping historical portrait, illuminating the tensions between monarchy and modernity, empire and decline. Translated with fluid grace by Hamish Miles, the narrative transcends mere royal biography to become a meditation on power, identity, and the end of an era. Readers who think they know the Edwardian age will find their assumptions quietly and brilliantly dismantled.
Author: André Maurois
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the twilight of the Victorian era and the dawn of a new century, a king emerged who would define an age — King Edward and His Times by André Maurois chronicles the life and reign of Edward VII, the charming, cosmopolitan monarch who transformed the rigid formality of his mother's court into a glittering world of diplomacy, pleasure, and political intrigue. Set against the grand backdrop of Edwardian Britain — from the drawing rooms of London to the salons of Paris — Maurois presents a vivid portrait of a man long overshadowed by Queen Victoria, yet whose personal magnetism and diplomatic instincts shaped the geopolitical landscape of early 20th-century Europe. Maurois, one of France's most celebrated biographers, brings his characteristic elegance and psychological acuity to bear on this sweeping historical portrait, illuminating the tensions between monarchy and modernity, empire and decline. Translated with fluid grace by Hamish Miles, the narrative transcends mere royal biography to become a meditation on power, identity, and the end of an era. Readers who think they know the Edwardian age will find their assumptions quietly and brilliantly dismantled.