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Disraeli v Gladstone : Westminster's most bitter feud / Roger Mason.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Roger, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prime ministers--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Prime ministers.
- Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881.
- Disraeli, Benjamin.
- Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898.
- Gladstone, W. E.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 210 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Disraeli versus Gladstone
- Place of Publication:
- [Stroud, Glos.] : Fonthill Media Limited, [2020]
- Summary:
- Benjamin Disraeli joined William Gladstone in the House of Commons in 1837. A few years later, a bitter feud developed between the two men and it lasted until Disraeli's death in 1881. During this time, Disraeli, for the Conservatives, was Chancellor of the Exchequer three times and Prime Minister twice. Gladstone, for the Liberals, was during his lifetime Chancellor of the Exchequer four times and Prime Minister also four times. This book analyses the causes of the feud and it describes how it developed and the actions of two of the country's greatest statesmen. Their mutual antipathy was so great that Gladstone made an excuse not to go to his rival's funeral. In addition, there is a wealth of fascinating information about them. Among other things, this includes an account of Gladstone's controversial work rescuing prostitutes and his close friendship with former courtesans. It also describes how Disraeli wrote his famous novels, and his disreputable business activities.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Youthful Disraeli: 1804-1837
- 1. 1804-1830
- 2. 1830-1837
- pt. II The Youthful Gladstone: 1809-1837
- 3. 1809-1827
- 4. 1828-1832
- 5. 1832-1837
- pt. III Conservatives Under Peel: 1837-1845
- 6. 1837-1841
- 7. 1841-1845
- pt. IV The Feud: 1846-1881
- 8. 1846-1847
- 9. 1847-1851
- 10. 1852
- 11. 1852-1855
- 12. 1855-1859
- 13. 1859-1866
- 14. 1866-1868
- 15. 1868-1870
- 16. 1871-1874
- 17. 1874-1875
- 18. 1876-1878
- 19. 1878-1880
- 20. 1880-1881
- pt. V Gladstone After Disraeli: 1881-1898
- 21. 1881-1885
- 22. 1885-1893
- 23. 1893-1898.
- ISBN:
- 9781781557723
- 1781557721
- OCLC:
- 1138543437
- Publisher Number:
- 99987025152
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