Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone are without doubt the two most iconic figures of Victorian politics. Their distinctly different personalities and policies led to 28 years of bitter political rivalry during the era.

For the first time, this book provides the full story of their rivalry and its origins, comparing the upbringing, education, and personalities of the two leaders, as well as their political careers. Dick Leonard considers the impact of religion on the two men; their contrasting oratorical skills; their attitudes to political and social reform, foreign affairs, and imperialism; as well as their relations with Queen Victoria. In their private lives, he sheds new light on Gladstone’s guilt-ridden obsession with "reforming" prostitutes, and Disraeli’s almost completely successful efforts to conceal the existence of two illegitimate children.

Providing important new perspectives on the two towering political characters of the Victorian Age, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in 19th century British history and politics.

About the Author

Dick Leonard is a historian, journalist and author and a former Labour MP. For many years he was Assistant Editor of The Economist, and headed their office in Brussels, where he was later also correspondent of The Observer. He also worked for the BBC, and contributed regularly to leading newspapers across the world. His publications include The Economist Guide to the European Union, Elections in Britain, A Century of Premiers: Salisbury to Blair; Nineteenth Century British Premiers: Pitt to Rosebery and Eighteenth Century British Premiers: Walpole to the Younger Pitt.

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