Friday, April 10, 2015

Queen Victoria, aged 10 and ¾, to be published as children's author

The Adventures of Alice Laselles was written by a 10-year-old Queen Victoria and is to be published this year with a foreword by Jacqueline WilsonAn Illustration from The Adventures of Alice Laselles of Mrs Duncombeís school for girls

An Illustration from The Adventures of Alice Laselles of Mrs Duncombeís school for girls Photo: Royal Collection Trust

A story written by Queen Victoria when she was 10 years old is to be published for the first time, revealing the vivid imagination of a little girl who dreamed about life beyond the palace walls.
The Adventures of Alice Laselles is the charming tale of a girl sent away to boarding school against her will. There is a wicked stepmother, a one-eyed French orphan and a dog called Frisk who dines on buttered toast.


Princess (Queen) Victoria aged 11 in 1830 (Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2015)


The young Victoria wrote the story as an exercise in English composition. Set down in a red notebook, it was later stored in the Royal archives at Windsor Castle where its existence was known only to a select few.
It will be published on June 8, with the author billed by her full name as “Alexandrina Victoria, aged 10 and ¾”. 
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And story at The Guardian

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