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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

At her majesty's request : an African princess in Victorian England by Walter Dean Myers. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, 1999. - xii, 146 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143).

Biography of the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary.

1070 Lexile.



ISBN: 0590486705 3.99

LCCN: 98007217

Subjects--Personal Names:
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 --Friends and associates--Juvenile literature.
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 --Friends and associates.
Bonetta, Sarah Forbes, b. 1843? --Juvenile literature.
Bonetta, Sarah Forbes, b. 1843?

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missionaries' spouses--Africa, West--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Africans--History--Great Britain--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Princesses--Nigeria--Oyo State--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Nigerians--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Princesses.
Women--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Court and courtiers--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Great Britain--Court and courtiers.

LC Class. No.: DA565.F67 / M94 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 941.08/092 B