506 Pages
by Routledge

506 Pages
by Routledge

504 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1966 and translated by Bernard Miall, Gladstone traces William Gladstone’s career from his election to Parliament in 1832, to his funeral in Westminster Abbey. The book portrays Gladstone as a firm adherent of Toryism and it describes his relations with Peel and Palmerston, as well as giving a well-founded account of his growing Liberalism and his rivalry with Disraeli.... Read more

1. The Hope of the Tories

2. Peel’s Change of Front

3. Pacifico and Poerio

4. The First Encounter with Disraeli

5. Era, Palmerston

6. The Second Encounter with Disraeli

7. The Great Ministry

8. The Last Encounter with Disraeli

9. Between the Queen and Parnell

10. In Alliance with Parnell

11. The Breach with Parnell and the Last Ministry

Chronological Table

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Erich Eyck