It seems to me that the life of Queen Victoria cannot well be told without a prefacing sketch of her cousin, the Princess Charlotte, who, had she lived, would have been her Queen, and who was in many respects her prototype. It is certain, I think, that Charlotte Augusta of Wales, that lovely miracle-flower of a loveless marriage, blooming into a noble and gracious womanhood, amid the petty strifes and disgraceful intrigues of a corrupt Court, by her virtues and graces, by her high spirit and frank and fearless character, prepared the way in the loyal hearts of the British people, for the fair...

Sara Jane Lippincott (1823-1904) was better known by her pseudonym Grace Greenwood. She was an American author, poet and lecturer. She advocated for social reform and women's rights. Grace Greenwood's earliest writing was poetry and children's stories. In October 1849, Godey's Lady's Book listed her as an assistant editor and she was also editor of Godey's Dollar Newspaper. Queen Victoria (1819 -1901) was the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1876, until her death. Her 63-year reign is the longest...