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W.E. Gladstone 18091898 was prime minister of Great Britain four timesduring the Victorian era and is considered one of the most important politicalfigures in modern British history. This biography provides a new assessment ofGladstones life and career placing him firmly in the context of nineteenthcentury Britain. Surveying a broad range of source material Partridge beginsby examining Gladstones early life education entry to Parliament andmarriage. He goes on to look in detail at Gladstones terms as prime ministerconcluding with his fourth ministry when Gladstone by now in his eightiesreturned to power. Partridge recounts how Gladstone tried and failed to resolvethe problems of Ireland which had become his great obsession for the lasttime and eventually reties from politics in 1894 and died a few years later.This engaging work provides a deep and thorough survey of the life andsignificance of Gladstone and is a welcome starting point for all thoseinterested in one of the most prominent and complex characters of VictorianBritain. «
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