The Widow of Windsor

Victoria gave her name to an era and an empire which are both extinct, but she enjoyed both during three score years of reign. Much else she enjoyed is told in this book. The anecdotage is varied, lively and even accurate. We learn not only when she was amused, but of furious moments when she was not. It is a woman’s book which men will be better for reading.

Queen Victoria, by Elizabeth Long- ford. Harper, $8.50