Gladstone 1809-1874 - Hardcover

Matthew, H. C. G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198229097 ISBN 13: 9780198229094

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1987

Synopsis

William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) has been hailed as the most characteristic and extraordinary of Victorians. His expansive public career--in and out of office from 1834 to 1894 and four times Prime Minister--was consistently controversial and dramatic. This work, by a highly acclaimed Gladstone scholar, makes available in a single volume the story of one of the most powerful political personalities in British history. The book describes Gladstone's education, his political career from the early years as a Tory to his spectacular first administration from 1868 to 1874 and the remarkable private drama of sexual temptation and moral crisis, which from the 1840s underlay Gladstone's public life. Illuminating the keen ways in which Gladstone managed to keep himself at the "top of the greasy pole" and become one of the most successful political figures in Britain, the work shows how Gladstone's career and views helped shape parliamentary politics of the Victorian age.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was both the most characteristic and most extraordinary of Victorians. His huge public career--in and out of office from 1834 to 1894 and four timesPrime Minister--was consistently controversial and dramatic. His private life was a most curious blend of happiness and temptation.His Christian faith held the extremes of his character in sufficientharmony to avoid disintegration and to produce one of the mostpowerful political personalities in British history.

About the Author:

H. C. G. Matthew is at St Hugh's College, Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0198229097
• ISBN 13: 9780198229094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288