Title

Disraeli : a biography

Description

Through the life of Disraeli we see Victorian England--her class system, social intrigues and prejudices, which allowed him to rise to prime minister.

Identifier

464234

525936688

Creator

Weintraub, Stanley

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1993

Program air date: February 6, 1994.

Publisher

Truman Talley Books/Dutton

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpapers: Disraeli--In debt--kept in the parliament more than ambition. Invented the political novel. "Vivian Grey" despondent youth "The Young Duke." Languid half drawling manner-254. 1. How many times did he run before being elected (1837 elected); 2. Where did he get the money. Runnymede articles-19-Tory Principles. [Remainder of the page is divided into two columns. Column 1:] Lyndenhurst, Lord Beaconfield-Disraeli, William Gladstone MP since 1932, Victoria (Prince Albert), Alfred de Rothschild, Napoleon, Bismark, W. [Column 2:] Lady Sykes--Henrietta, Armin--name for Disraeli, Henrietta Temple novel, Aug. 11, 1876--made Lord (at 72). Notes of verso of front endpaper: What was the relationship between Disraeli and Queen Victoria? Dickens, Metternick, Bismark. Endymion--lessons of life-636. Mary Anne--difference in age. Underlinings/notes: Underlinings: references to his career, self-perception, Jewish issues, Disraeli's motto: "Nothing is difficult to the strong," labels used for him--"poseur," "womanizer," "opportunist," etc., apothegms from his writings: "A little knowledge of the world is a dangerous thing, especially in literature," "Every procession must end." Notes: "Age 12 conversion," "He wanted Power," "wealth--felt politics closed to him," "Religion," "Queen," "Mary Anne," "his novel."

Subject

"Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881."

"Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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