Princess Victoria’s first visit to Torquay

On 22 March 1886, several royals visited the Duchess of Sutherland and most likely visited Iredale’s Library in Torquay, Devon.

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Image: Princess Victoria of Wales, June 1898 (Royal Collection Trust). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

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Troy J. Bassett, “‘More than a Bookseller’: Iredale’s Library as the Center of Provincial Literary Life”