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In the Days of Queen Victoria

Eva March Tappan

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .List of my dolls." By their number and their interest, they certainly deserve the honor of being catalogued, even at the present time, for there were 132 of them, and they were often dressed to imitate noted persons of the day. Most of them were little wooden creatures from three to nine inches high, with sharply pointed noses, cheeks red as a cherry in some one spot—wherever the brush of the maker had chanced to hit—jet black hair, and the most convenient joints, that enabled the small bodies to be arranged in many attitudes. The men dolls had small black mustaches, and the women dolls were distinguished by little yellow "back-combs" painted on the black dab which represented their hair. The baby dolls were made of rags, upon which comical little faces were painted.

The fascination of these dolls does not lie in their beauty, but in their wardrobes. Most of them were dressed between 1831 and 1833, or when the Princess was from twelve to fourteen years old. One . . . Read More

Community Reviews

This was our read aloud for history that ended up taking the entire school year. It definitely seemed to be thorough in presenting Queen Victoria's life for the student. It presented a VERY rosy picture almost as if she never did anything wrong. If I had more time in my life (!) I would be curious t

4.5 stars A lovely introduction to Queen Victoria for young readers.

Even though I felt that the story was being largely and unapologetically romanticized and sanitized, it was very enjoyable and seemed closely aligned with the portrayal in “Young Victoria.” It was informative and a pleasant read

In the Days of Queen Victoria presented an interesting (and very tame) counterpoint to the grown-up narratives I read on this monarch recently. I think the book was really strong in its storytelling about Victoria’s childhood, but it did peter out at the end. It makes sense to gloss over some of the