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Gladstone 1875–1898

H. C. G. Matthew

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Gladstone 1875–1898

William Ewart Gladstone was both the most charismatic and the most extraordinary of Victorians. His huge public career - in and out of office from 1834 to 1894 and four times prime minister - was consistently controversial and dramatic. His private life was a most curious blend of happiness and temptation. His Christian faith held the extremes of his character in sufficient harmony to avoid disintegration and to produce one of the most powerful political personalities in British history. H. C. G. Matthew's writings on Gladstone are generally acknowledged to have transformed understanding of the `Grand Old Man' of British Politics, and indeed his whole age. Appearing first as Introductions to his definitive edition of The Gladstone Diaries, they have been revised and made available in this volume, collected together in paperback for the first time. This book won the Wolfson History Prize in 1995.

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Publisher
Clarendon Press
Year
1997
ISBN-13
9780191584275
Genre
Biography & Memoir
Topics
Victorian politicsBritish prime ministersGladstone's life and career

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