Gladstone - R. Jenkins
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.
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Auteur | : Roy Jenkins |
Artikelnummer | : BF7320 |
Categorie | : Geschiedenis / Engelstalige boeken |
Taal | : Engels |
ISBN | : 9780333602164 |
Uitgever | : MacMillan |
Druk | : 1 |
Jaar | : 1995 |
Pagina's | : 698 |
Bindwijze | : Hardcover, met stofomslag |
Afmetingen | : 15.5 x24 x 4 cm. |
Conditie | : Goed; enkele lichte roestpuntjes op de bovenkant van het boekblok, verder in orde |
Verzending | : Pakketpost |
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