Queen Victoria · Character
Matthew Arnold
Poet and critic who wrote about Victoria's court.
minor
First appearance: viii gladstone and lord beaconsfield
Matthew Arnold shows up with force in The Faery and the Prime Minister. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted as the recipient of Disraeli's remark about flattery: 'You have heard me called a flatterer...
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- Early Court Circle
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This is the dramatic climax because it reveals the profound emotional and psychological isolation of Prince Al…
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