Elisabeth of Austria: The Princess Bride (The Royal Diaries)

By Barry Denenberg

Author Barry Denenberg introduces us to a nineteenth-century Bavarian princess named Elisabeth who at age fifteen is engaged to the emperor of Austria and is swept into an unfamiliar world. Author... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439266440
• ISBN13: 9780439266444
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Elizabeth

This is a very good book. It makes you think twice about wanting to be an Empress, Queen, Princess.....

Elisabeth's story!!!

I loved the front cover of this Royal Diary and it was just as good as it looks!!Well done Barry, on a wonderful addition to thie series!This is the story about the beautiful princess, Elisabeth. Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, is a lovely princess who was the chosen bride of the honourable Emperor of Austria.The original bride was her beautiful but steady-minded sister, who wanted to be the Empress, and was crushed when her younger sister was chosen. Elisabeth, is devastated about all the rules in the Austrian Palace, it has no bathroom, but chamber pots, and no proper sitting room.Elisabeth will be drawn out of her care-free life into the strict and disciplinary one in the Austrian Palace. Well done Barry!!An exceptional addition to this famous series!I sure loved this beautiful life that spiritual Elisabeth lead!!I found her life story amazing and her death story- tragic.Another great book from the Royal Diary Series!

A good new book from The Royal Diaries series.

Fifteen-year-old Princess Elisabeth, called Sisi, is the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria and his wife, Princess Ludovica. She has had a carefree childhood in the Bavarian countryside. She spends as much of her days as possible horseback riding, her favorite pastime. But everything changes in the summer of 1857. Sisi's older sister, Helene, has been chosen to marry their cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. Their mother is taking Helene to meet Franz Joseph, and has decided to take Sisi along in hopes of finding a husband for her as well. But when Franz Joseph meets Helene and Sisi, he decides it is Sisi he wants to marry. Sisi becomes engaged to Franz Joseph, but she is far too young for the responsibilities she suddenly finds herself facing as the future Empress. This is not one of my favorites from the Royal Diaries series, but it was still a very good book that I recommend to fans of the series. I only wish it could have been a little longer, as Elisabeth's diary is only 93 pages. Also, some parts really could have used more detail.