Gladstone: A Biography Paperback - 2002
by Roy Jenkins
William Gladstone was, along with Winston Churchill, one of the most important prime ministers in Britain's history. He spent 63 years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. This book also touches on his roles as a classical scholar, a wide-ranging author, a voracious reader, and an avid walker. Photo inserts.
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WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE was born in Liverpool at the end of 1809.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill, a towering historical biography, available for the first time in paperback.
William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent sixty-three of his eighty-nine years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his critical role in the formation of the Liberal Party to his preoccupation with the cause of Irish Home Rule, he was a commanding politician and statesman nonpareil. But Gladstone the man was much more: a classical scholar, a wide-ranging author, a vociferous participant in all the great theological debates of the day, a voracious reader, and an avid walker who chopped down trees for recreation. He was also a man obsessed with the idea of his own sinfulness, prone to self-flagellation and persistent in the practice of accosting prostitutes on the street and attempting to persuade them of the errors of their ways. This full and deep portrait of a complicated man offers a sweeping picture of a tumultuous century in British history, and is also a brilliant example of the biographer's art.
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- Title Gladstone: A Biography
- Author Roy Jenkins
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 768
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Trade, New York
- Date November 12, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780812966411 / 0812966414
- Weight 2.35 lbs (1.07 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.4 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Library Journal, 09/01/2002, Page 0
- New York Times, 02/02/2003, Page 24
- Publishers Weekly, 09/01/2002, Page 0
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