Queen Victoria goes to the theatre Book

I found this on my grandparents' bookshelf six years ago and had a look at the pictures. Nothing happened for a year and then curiosity got the better of me and I started to read. I think that this was one of the best decisions I made in my life. This may seem a little exaggerated, but this was the first book I ever read about Queen Victoria and it sparked an interest in her that has lasted five years and gives me an interest that we are never taught at school, but I know more about than I ever will about Tacitus or respiration.

I loved Cecil Woodham-Smith's surprisingly easy to read style, especially as I was a little too young at first to appreciate good old-fashioned language and continue to do so to this day. Her handing of Victoria gives a well-rounded (quite literally come to think of it...) character, who is both endearing and exasperating. I return to this biography again and again and it remains my favourite to this day.

I was distraught when I read that Cecil Woodham-Smith died before she could write the second volume of this wonderful book but, who knows, maybe I could do it for her one day! Not only do I love this book because of it's terrific content and excellent writing, Cecil Woodham-Smith was also a woman. Called Cecil. I presume that's a pseudonym, but if it isn't, then my life is all but complete.

A terrific book by a terrific author and anyone and everyone should read it at whatever level of history they are at.