Ms. Goodwin stays true to her conception of Victoria as a combination of coquettish flibbertigibbet, tough proto-feminist and compassionate, perhaps too-good-to-be-true liberal humanist. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. Ms. Goodwin is not immune to clichés and on-the-nose metaphors (the constrictiveness of the corset, the sleight-of-hand of French cooking). If the lasting image of “The Crown” is Elizabeth and Philip retreating to separate beds, “Victoria” gives us Little Vicky and her prince, their beautiful heads of hair impeccably tousled, walking hand in hand in the Scottish Highlands.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2018 16:41 UTC