Benjamin Disraeli Letters . Volume nine 1865-1867 / / edited by Michel W. Pharand [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463344903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-4426-6284-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 p.)
• Collana: Letters of Benjamin Disraeli ; ; 9
• Disciplina: 910.4
• Soggetti: Prime ministers - Great Britain; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Editorial Principles -- Disraeli Chronology 1865-1867 -- Abbreviations in Volume Nine -- Chronological List of Letters 1865-1867 -- Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1865-1867 -- Letters 3979 - 4157 -- Letters 4158 - 4307 -- Letters 4308 - 4481 -- Letters 4482 - 4651 -- Appendix I. Pre-1865 Letters Newly Found -- Appendix II. The Derby Government of 1866-1868 -- Appendix III. Draft of Disraeli's resolutions to the 1867 Reform Bill -- Appendix IV. Disraeli's resolutions to the 1867 Reform Bill -- Appendix V. Disraeli's memorandum of his audience with the Queen -- Appendix VI. Disraeli's memoirs, extracts 1865 -- Recipients, Volume Nine -- Index to Volume Nine
• Sommario/riassunto: The Times Literary Supplement recently praised the Benjamin Disraeli Letters volumes as 'a remarkable series ... on its way to becoming one of the landmarks of Victorian-era scholarship.' Each volume provides a unique record of Disraeli's daily activities as well as rare glimpses into his decision-making process and his relationships with colleagues and political foes. This latest volume covers 1865 to 1867, crucial years leading up to Disraeli's first ministry in 1868. During this period, the prime minister, Lord Derby, and Disraeli, chancellor of the exchequer, ; grappled with a number of challenges. Their greatest accomplishment, however, was the passage of a landmark franchise reform bill that expanded the electorate in England to an unprecedented extent. The story is told through 697 letters, of which 525 have never before been published and 78 only in part. Thoroughly annotated, the notes often include the other side of Disraeli's correspondence - including many letters from Derby and Queen Victoria. Finally, this volume is cross-referenced with the previous ones to obtain as complete a picture as possible of political events during Disraeli's lifetime.