Overview

Edward Henry Stanley (1826-93) was a prominent British politician and a major landowner. His diaries provide interesting insights into the running of a Lancashire country house and the day-to-day life of a powerful aristocrat, as well as Gladstone's government.

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Author:   John Vincent ,  John Vincent
Publisher:   Leopard's Head Press Ltd
Imprint:   Leopard's Head Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   1.542kg
ISBN:  

9780904920451

ISBN 10:   0904920453
Pages:   954
Publication Date:   14 August 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Vincent excels...in providing us with appetising morsels of Derbys attentions as silviculturist, bibliophile, art collector, pedestrian, investor, shrew observer of Gladstone in decline, admirer of Joseph Chamberlain, prude, detester of racing, reluctant engager in field sports, hypochondriac, and so on.'--Richard Shannon English Historical Review (01/01/2005)

Vincent excels...in providing us with appetising morsels of Derbys attentions as silviculturist, bibliophile, art collector, pedestrian, investor, shrew observer of Gladstone in decline, admirer of Joseph Chamberlain, prude, detester of racing, reluctant engager in field sports, hypochondriac, and so on.'--Richard Shannon English Historical Review (01/01/2005) Both the specialist and the newcomer to the complex politics of the final decades of the nineteenth century can expect to be entertained and enlightened.'--Tony Little Journal of Liberal HIstory (01/01/0001) This final volume deserves to be widely read and to find a place on the bookshelves of all serious scholars of nineteenth-century Britain.'--David Brown - University of Strathclyde History (01/01/2005)

Author Information

John Vincent was Professor of History at the University of Bristol. On retirement he became Visiting Professor of History at the University of East Anglia. His numerous books include Disraeli (1990), and An Intelligent Person's Guide to History (1995).

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