A definitive biography of one of Britain's greatest nineteenth-century politicians and statesmen describes the life and times of William Ewart Gladstone, his ideas and contributions, and his role as prime minister, founder of the Liberal party, and political orator. 12,500 first printing.
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William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent sixty-three of his eighty-nine years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his critical role in the formation of the Liberal Party to his preoccupation with the cause of Irish Home Rule, he was a commanding politician and statesman nonpareil. But Gladstone the man was much more: a classical scholar, a wide-ranging author, a vociferous participant in all the great theological debates of the day, a voracious reader, and an avid walker who chopped down trees for recreation. He was also a man obsessed with the idea of his own sinfulness, prone to self-flagellation and persistent in the practice of accosting prostitutes on the street and attempting to persuade them of the errors of their w
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Zustand: very good. New York : Random House, 1997. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xxvii,698,[3] pp. - A definitive biography of one of Britain's greatest nineteenth-century politicians and statesmen describes the life and times of William Ewart Gladstone, his ideas and contributions, and his role as prime minister, founder of the Liberal party, and political orator. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780679451440. Keywords : HISTORY, Artikel-Nr. 290518
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hardcover w/ dj. Zustand: Sehr gut. 698 Seiten Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). -William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent sixty-three of his eighty-nine years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his critical role in the formation of the Liberal Party to his preoccupation with the cause of Irish Home Rule, he was a commanding politician and statesman nonpareil. But Gladstone the man was much more: a classical scholar, a wide-ranging author, a vociferous participant in all the great theological debates of the day, a voracious reader, and an avid walker who chopped down trees for recreation. He was also a man obsessed with the idea of his own sinfulness, prone to self-flagellation and persistent in the practice of accosting prostitutes on the street and attempting to persuade them of the errors of their ways. This full and deep portrait of a complicated man offers a sweeping picture of a tumultuous century in British history, and is also a brilliant example of the biographer's art. ISBN 9780679451440 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1172. Artikel-Nr. 1229432
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