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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458945203321

Autore

Disraeli Benjamin

Titolo

Benjamin Disraeli letters . Volume 8 1860-1864 / / edited by M. G. Wiebe [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4426-9746-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (542 p.)

Disciplina

941.081092

Soggetti

Prime ministers - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Editorial Principles -- Disraeli Chronology 1860-1864 -- Abbreviations in Volume Eight -- Chronological List of Letters 1860-1864 -- Letters -- 3438 - 3631 -- 3632 - 3795 -- 3796 - 3978 -- Appendices -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Appendix IV -- Appendix V -- Appendix VI -- Appendix VII -- Appendix VIII -- Recipients, Volume Eight -- Index to Volume Eight

Sommario/riassunto

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century Europe, spending three decades in British government and twice serving as prime minister. This volume collects 556 of Disraeli's letters from a tumultuous period in European history - years that witnessed the Italian revolution, the Polish revolt against Russia, anxiety about Napoleon III's intentions in Europe, and the American Civil War.The letters, of which more than four hundred have never before been published, provide revealing insights into Disraeli's thoughts on political and social issues; they also illuminate his style of leadership and the inner workings of the Conservative party. This eighth volume of Benjamin Disraeli Letters also includes recently recovered letters from years covered by previous volumes, including four to Lionel de Rothschild that reveal a hitherto unknown



collaboration between Rothschild, Disraeli, and Lord George Bentinck on an anonymous pamphlet promoting Jewish political rights. Fully annotated, this volume is a welcome addition to the series.