Lives of Victorian Political Figures, Part I: Palmerston, Disraeli and Gladstone by their Contemporaries

This four-volume set brings alive, through the eyes of their contemporaries, three of the greatest political figures of the Victorian era, Henry, third Viscount Palmerston, Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone. Contemporary views on these statemen are essential for understanding nineteenth-century British history. These volumes draw together a wide variety of documents including journals and diaries, pamphlets, correspondence, magazine and other ephemeral literature. The pages reproduced show clearly what people thought about these men before historians were able to provide more objective biographies and other assessments of their careers.