Queen victoria of england and abdul
Queen victoria of england and abdul
Victorian era.
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant
2010 book by Shrabani Basu
| Author | Shrabani Basu |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | History |
| Published | 2010 |
| Publisher | The History Press |
Publication date | 1st 2010, 2nd 2011, 3rd 2017 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 334 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7509-8258-0 |
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant is a book about Queen Victoria and her MunshiAbdul Karim, researched and written by Shrabani Basu, published by The History Press in 2010, and adapted to produce the feature film Victoria & Abdul in 2017.
Synopsis
In the introduction, Basu explains how a visit to the restored Durbar room at Osborne House in 2001, in her research of the Queen's taste for curry, drew her attention to a painting of Karim on the wall of the Indian corridor, and how "he looked more like a nawab than a servant".[1][2][3]
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