The prime minister

Author(s)

• Trollope, Anthony
• McCormick, John
• Uglow, Jennifer S.

Bibliographic Information

The prime minister

Anthony Trollope ; introduced by John McCormick ; edited by Jennifer Uglow ; with illustrations by Hector Whistler

（The world's classics, . The centenary edition of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels）

Oxford University Press, 1983

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. xxiv-xxv

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Can a morally scrupulous English gentleman make an effective Prime Minister? This is one of the enduringly fascinating problems posed in The Prime Minister (1876). And as Plantaganet Palliser, Duke of Omnium, overenthusiastically supported by Lady Glencora, presides over the Coalition government, Trollope reaches into the highest echelons of the English establishment, depicting political realities rather than ideology, portraying social, sexual and domestic politics as well as the public variety. The world of the novel is perplexed and dominated by the handsome impostor Ferdinand Lopez. Even the Duke and Duchess are not immune to his malign influence, as Lopez pursues Emily Wharton for her charm and her fortune, and plots to win membership of that most exclusive of English clubs, the Houses of Parliament.

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Details

• NCID: BA01231647
• ISBN:
  • 0192815903
• LCCN: 83006284
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxxiv, 381, 438 p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR5684
  • DC19 : 823/.8
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00232564