Morley of Blackburn : a literary and political biography of John Morley / Patrick Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Patrick, 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cabinet officers--Great Britain--Biography.

Cabinet officers.

Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.

Statesmen.

Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1901-1936.

Morley, John, 1838-1923.

Morley, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Place of Publication:

Madison, N.J. ; Teaneck, N.J. : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This literary and political biography of John Morley, famous in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as an editor, writer, and statesman, utilizes diaries, letters and journals that were previously unavailable to the public.

Contents:

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Childhood and Education; Chapter 2. The Formative Years; Chapter 3. The Early Articles; Chapter 4. The Fortnightly Review; Chapter 5. The First Books; Chapter 6. The Transition to Active Politics; Chapter 7. First Years in Parliament; Chapter 8. Irish Home Rule (1)-The First Bill: 1886; Chapter 9. Irish Home Rule (2)-The Long Haul: 1887-1891; Chapter 10. Irish Home Rule (3)-The Second Bill: 1892-1893; Chapter 11. After Gladstone-The Nadir: 1894-1900; Chapter 12. The Life of Gladstone; Chapter 13. Morley and India: 1905-1910

Chapter 14. Final Period in Office: 1910-1914Chapter 15. Last Years and Assessment: 1914-1923; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed April 29, 2013).

ISBN:

1-68393-933-6

1-283-62330-7

9786613935755

1-61147-535-X

OCLC:

854520084