Nelson Michael: Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Queen Victoria fell in love with the Riviera when she discovered it on her first visit to Menton in 1882 and her enchantment with this 'paradise of nature' endured for almost twenty years. Victoria's visits helped to transform the French Riviera by paving the way for other European royalty, the aristocracy and the very rich, who were to turn it into their pleasure garden. Michael Nelson paints a…