Author: Benjamin Disraeli
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385351421
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 644

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Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 694

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Author: Benjamin Disraeli
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802099491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 545

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This volume collects 556 of Disraeli's letters from a tumultuous period in European history – years that witnessed the Italian revolution, the Polish revolt against Russia, anxiety about Napoleon III's intentions in Europe, and the American Civil War.

Author: Christopher Hibbert
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250102782
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 507

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To Thomas Carlyle he was "not worth his weight in cold bacon," but, to Queen Victoria, Benjamin Disraeli was "the kindest Minister" she had ever had and a "dear and devoted friend." In this masterly biography by England's "outstanding popular historian" (A.N. Wilson), Christopher Hibbert reveals the personal life of one of the most fascinating men of the nineteenth century and England's most eccentric Prime Minister. A superb speaker, writer, and wit, Disraeli did not intend to be a politician. Born into a family of Jewish merchants, Disraeli was a conspicuous dandy, constantly in debt, and enjoyed many scandalous affairs until, in 1839, he married an eccentric widow twelve years older than him. As an antidote to his grief at his wife's death in 1872, he threw himself into politics becoming Prime Minister for the second time in 1874, much to the Queen's delight.

Author: Robert Blake
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571287557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 702

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First published in 1966, Robert Blake's biography of Disraeli is one of the supreme political biographies of the last hundred years. An outsider, a nationalist, a European, a Romantic and a Tory - Disraeli's story is an extraordinary one. Born in 1804, the grandson of an immigrant Italian Jew, he became leader of the Conservative Party and was twice Prime Minister. Famous for the 1867 Reform Act, his purchasing of the Suez Canal and his diplomatic triumphs at the Congress of Berlin, he was also the creator of the political novel and, in Sybil, wrote the major 'Condition of England' work of fiction. 'An outstandingly successful biography . . . Disraeli has never been brought so vividly to life.' Sir Philip Magnus, Daily Telegraph 'A huge, scholarly and remarkably readable work which makes us revise vast tracts of our assumptions about nineteenth-century politics.' Sir Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'A book that people will still be reading in fifty years' time and long after.' Times Literary Supplement

Author: Daniel Schwarz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100041972X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 667

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Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political figures in 19th century Britain. However, before rising to political prominence he had established himself as a major literary figure. This set takes a critical look at Disraeli's early work. Volume 1 includes Vivian Grey (1826–7).

Author: Jonathan Parry
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191647519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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Languages : en
Pages : 778

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Author: Daniel Schwarz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000419673
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 355

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Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political figures in 19th century Britain. However, before rising to political prominence he had established himself as a major literary figure. This set takes a critical look at Disraeli's early work. Volume 6 includes Venetia (1837).