Quote by A. N. Wilson

My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, have commissioned me to write the life of Queen Victoria.


My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlanti

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In this quote, the author expresses their gratitude towards their publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, for providing them with an opportunity to write a biography about Queen Victoria. The author acknowledges the commissioning of the book as a positive and significant task entrusted to them by their publishers.

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By A. N. Wilson
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