Queen Victoria’s &lt;i&gt;Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands&lt;/i&gt;: Illustrated Print Culture and the Politics of Representation
Journal: 19 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century
Year: 2021

Queen Victoria published her first Highland memoir in 1867, a sentimental narrative of royal life dedicated to Prince Albert entitled Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands. In response to the popularity of this edition, the publisher Smith, Elder and Co. released a lavishly illustrated edition in late 1868 to capitalize on the Christmas gift book market. It featured seventy-nine illustrations after works by various artists and photographers. When scholars have turned their attenti