The Lion and the Unicorn : Gladstone vs Disraeli
by Aldous, Richard
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About This Item
London: Pimlico, 2007. reprint. As New. octavo. softback with stiff wrappers xv + 368pp., b/w plates, notes, index, To Disraeli, his antagonist was an 'unprincipled maniac' characterised by an 'extraordinary mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy and superstition'. For Gladstone, his rival was 'The Grand Corrupter' whose destruction he plotted 'day and night, week by week, month by month'. Victorians were electrified by the confrontation
Synopsis
Richard Aldous lectures in modern history at University College, Dublin. He has written widely on political history, including his brilliantly reviewed life of Malcolm Sargent, Tunes of Glory .
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- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
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- Title
- The Lion and the Unicorn : Gladstone vs Disraeli
- Author
- Aldous, Richard
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- octavo
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