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Benjamin Disraeli
british prime minister
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Conservative Party
conservatives
Disraeli
Earl of Beaconsfield
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government
House of Lords
literature
London
parliament
politics
prime minister
the victorians
tories
Victorian
victorian era
Victorian politics
Product details
- ISBN 9781845886059
- Weight: 320g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 14 Feb 2008
- Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Benjamin Disraeli (created Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876) was a towering figure in Victorian politics and literature. Credited with creating and shaping the modern Conservative Party, he spent 3 decades in government and was prime minister twice. This book traces Disraeli's history from his early life in London to his elevation to House of Lords.
James Anthony Froude (1818-1894) is thought to be the model for Mr Hale in Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South: a fellow of an Oxford college and an Anglican deacon, Froude was forced to resign these positions when he came under the influence of Thomas Carlyle and was no longer able to subscribe to the Church of England's beliefs. He began writing to support himself and produced numerous historical works, gaining such a reputation that he was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford in 1892. He was also editor of Fraser's Magazine for fourteen years.
