Pax Britannica
The centerpiece of the Pax Britannica trilogy captures the British Empire at its height, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This festival celebrated the imperial strength, unity and splendor of an empire on which "the sun never set." Morris describes this volume as "a historical travel book." It portrays the British imposing their traditions, ideals on diverse subject nations of the world.

"Extraordinary! Morris gives a vivid sense of what the Empire felt like. Everything is here, in brilliant prose, and finely evoked." (The Baltimore Sun)

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Pax Britannica
The centerpiece of the Pax Britannica trilogy captures the British Empire at its height, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This festival celebrated the imperial strength, unity and splendor of an empire on which "the sun never set." Morris describes this volume as "a historical travel book." It portrays the British imposing their traditions, ideals on diverse subject nations of the world.

"Extraordinary! Morris gives a vivid sense of what the Empire felt like. Everything is here, in brilliant prose, and finely evoked." (The Baltimore Sun)

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Pax Britannica

Pax Britannica

Pax Britannica

Pax Britannica

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Overview

The centerpiece of the Pax Britannica trilogy captures the British Empire at its height, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This festival celebrated the imperial strength, unity and splendor of an empire on which "the sun never set." Morris describes this volume as "a historical travel book." It portrays the British imposing their traditions, ideals on diverse subject nations of the world.

"Extraordinary! Morris gives a vivid sense of what the Empire felt like. Everything is here, in brilliant prose, and finely evoked." (The Baltimore Sun)


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781094014234
Publisher: Naxos
Publication date: 09/03/2019
Series: Pax Britannica Trilogy , #2
Edition description: Unabridged
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.50(h) x 5.00(d)

About the Author

Jan Morris is the author of some forty books, most notably the Pax Britannica trilogy about the rise and fall of the British Empire. She lives in Wales.


Roy McMillan is a director, writer, actor, and an Earphones Award–winning narrator. Among his audiobook readings are Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, A Dog’s Heart by Mikhail Bulgakov, and The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

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