Vaughan Wilkins (1890–1959)
Auteur de And So--Victoria
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Vaughan Wilkins
Lady of Paris 2 exemplaires
Endless Prelude 2 exemplaires
HERTTUA EI HÄIKÄILE 1 1 exemplaire
HERTTUA EI HÄIKÄILE 2 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Hermsprong: Or, Man as He Is Not (1796) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions — 109 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Wilkins, William Vaughan
- Date de naissance
- 1890-03-06
- Date de décès
- 1959-02-08
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieux de résidence
- The Old Gore House, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Professions
- editor
journalist
author - Organisations
- Daily Express
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 17
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 141
- Popularité
- #145,671
- Évaluation
- 2.4
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 8
- Favoris
- 1
Its basis is the antipathy of George II and his wife Caroline for their elder son, Frederick, Prince of Wales and their favouring the odious William, Duke of Cumberland as a preferred heir to the Crown.
This reason for this antipathy remains unknown, but Wilkins, fine story-teller that he is, creates a rollicking tale of changeling babies and cuckolded monarchs alluded to by Sir Robert Walpole. Wilkins introduces the Court of Morocco into his story through the mysterious Shems-ed-Douha, wife of the Sultan and Javan Tierce , her chef-de-mission to England. It is through these two that a possible solution to the reason for the monarchs' hatred of their son is set out.
There is much roguery and evil plotting at George II's court that endangers Frederick and his pregnant wife, Augusta. But the unfortunate pair do produce a daughter and a succession through Frederick is achieved. Their next child was George, later George III.
Well researched, inventive, unflagging, Hogarthian atmosphere - a credit to Mr. Wilkins.… (plus d'informations)