Disraeli (Lost Treasures Series) - Softcover

Blake, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853752754 ISBN 13: 9781853752759

Publisher: Prion Books, 1998

Synopsis

Robert Blake's masterly biography of Benjamin Disraeli, the great British Prime Minister, Conservative leader, and man of letters. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81), Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of England (1868 and 1874-80), and Conservative leader, was one of the greatest and most colorful political figures in British history. A confidante of Queen Victoria, tireless champion of England, parliamentarian of genius, Disraeli was also a superb and enduring novelist and correspondent. This monumental portrait by Robert Blake is considered by many to be one of the finest political biographies ever written. Lord Blake is former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, and Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. 850 pp 5 x 8

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Blake (1916-2003) was the pre-eminent Tory historian of his day. In addition to his masterpiece, his biography of Disraeli, his books include Bonar Law: The Unknown Prime Minister, The Conservative Party from Peel to John Major and a volume in the Paladin History of England, (a series which he edited), The Decline of Power, 1915-1964. These and Disraeli's Grand Tour are all being reissued in Faber Finds.

From Library Journal:

"Robert Blake's biography is a triumph and may justly be pronounced a classic," beamed LJ's reviewer (LJ 2/1/67). Blake is triumphant on two levels: he sets the record straight on his subject's true political leanings, and he puts Disraeli's "unusual literary career into critical and historical perspective." A solid purchase for any biography collection.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Prion Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1853752754
• ISBN 13: 9781853752759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 819