The Life of William Ewart Gladstone 3 Volume Set
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-02680-2 (ISBN)
Morley's authorised biography of Gladstone (1809–1898) was published in 1903, and is a landmark of political biography. Four times Liberal Prime Minister between 1868 and 1894, Gladstone had left an enormous archive of letters, papers and diaries, which Morley (1838–1923), himself a noted Liberal politician and writer, spent five years distilling into three volumes. Although many other biographies and editions have since been published, Morley's work is still valuable for his use of primary sources, especially for the earlier part of Gladstone's career. Morley avoids overt party bias, but is understandably discreet in his treatment of more recent political events. He also ignores more private aspects of his subject's life and, as an agnostic, did not empathise with Gladstone's strong religious convictions. Volume 1 covers Gladstone's early career, Volume 2 the years 1859–1880, and Volume 3 includes the Sudan crisis, and the debates over Irish Home Rule.
Volume 1: Book I. 1809–1831: Introductory; 1. Childhood; 2. Eton; 3. Oxford; Book II. 1832–1846: 1. Enters Parliament; 2. The new conservatism and office; 3. Progress in public life; 4. The church; 5. His first book; 6. Characteristics; 7. Close of apprenticeship; 8. Peel's government; 9. Maynooth; 10. Triumph of policy and fall of the minister; 11. The Tractarian catastrophe; Book III. 1847–1852: 1. Member for Oxford; 2. The Hawarden estate; 3. Party evolution - new colonial policy; 4. Death of Sir Robert Peel; 5. Gorham case - secession of friends; 6. Naples; 7. Religious tornado - peelite difficulties; 8. End of protection; Book IV. 1853–1859: 1. The coalition; 2. The triumph of 1853; 3. The Crimean war; 4. Oxford reform - the open Civil Service; 5. War finance - tax or loan; 6. Crisis of 1855 and break-up of the Peelites; 7. Political isolation; 8. General election - new marriage law; 9. The second Derby government; 10. The Ionian islands; 11. Junction with the Liberals; Appendix; Chronology. Volume 2: Book V. 1859–1868: 1. The Italian revolution; 2. The great budget; 3. Battle for economy; 4. The spirit of Gladstonian finance; 5. American civil war; 6. Death of friends - days at Balmoral; 7. Garibaldi - Denmark; 8. Advance in public position and otherwise; 9. Defeat at Oxford - death of Lord Palmerston - parliamentary leadership; 10. Matters ecclesiastical; 11. Popular estimates; 12. Letters; 13. Reform; 14. The struggle for household suffrage; 15. Opening of the Irish campaign; 16. Prime minister; Book VI. 1869–1874: 1. Religious equality; 2. First chapter of an agrarian revolution; 3. Education - the career and the talents; 4. The Franco-German war; 5. Neutrality and annexation; 6. The Black Sea; 7. 'Day's work of a giant'; 8. Autumn of 1871 - decline of popularity; 9. Washington and Geneva; 10. As head of a cabinet; 11. Catholic country and Protestant parliament; 12. The crisis; 13. Last days of the ministry; 14. The dissolution; Book VII. 1874–1880: 1. Retirement from leadership; 2. Vaticanism; 3. The Octagon; 4. Eastern question once more; 5. A tumultous year; 6. Midlothian; 7. The eve of the battle; 8. The fall of Lord Beaconsfield; 9. The second ministry; Appendix; Chronology. Volume 3: Book VIII. 1880–1885: 1. Opening days of the new parliament; 2. An episode in toleration; 3. Majuba; 4. New phases of the Irish revolution; 5. Egypt; 6. Political jubilee; 7. Colleagues - northern cruise - Egypt; 8. Reform; 9. The Soudan; 10. Interior of the cabinet; 11. Defeat of ministers; 12. Accession of Lord Salisbury; Book IX. 1885–1886; 1. Leadership and the general election; 2. The polls in 1885; 3. A critical month; 4. Fall of the first Salisbury government; 5. The new policy; 6. Introduction of the bill; 7. The political atmosphere - defeat of the bill; Book X. 1886–1898: 1. The morrow of defeat; 2. The alternation policy in act; 3. The special commission; 4. An interim; 5. Breach with Mr. Parnell; 6. Biarritz; 7. The fourth administration; 8. Retirement from public life; 9. The close; 10. Final; Appendix; Chronology; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.1.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century |
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Plates, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 250 x 320 mm |
| Gewicht | 2920 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-02680-X / 110802680X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-02680-2 / 9781108026802 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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