Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield : scenes from an extraordinary life
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield : scenes from an extraordinary life
Bodleian Library, 2004, c2003
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Note
"This catalogue is published to accompany the exhibition at the Bodleian Library, December 2003-May 2004"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Byronic adventurer, dandy and prolific novelist, Disraeli was a complex and controversial political figure who, fuelled by a strong sense of his own destiny, finally ascended the 'Greasy Pole' to become Conservative Prime Minister in 1868 and again between 1874 and 1880. This work examines central themes in Disraeli's personal and public life, as well as his diplomatic and writing careers through six essays, five by leading scholars and one by a former Chancellor of the Exchequer. It also contains a catalogue which accompanied the exhibition in 2003 - 2004 at the Bodleian Library, focusing on some of the key stepping stones in Disraeli's long and fascinating life, including his career as a novelist, and is edited by Helen Langley, Head of Modern Political Papers in the Bodleian Library. The fully-illustrated catalogue draws mainly on Disraeli's private papers held in the Library on deposit from the National Trust, the owners of Hughenden Manor, Disraeli's Buckinghamshire home, and additional material lent by John Murray Publishers and three private collectors.
Among the items illustrated and discussed are the 'Mutilated Diary' begun in 1826 and continued between 1833 - 7; personal letters from Lady Sykes (d 1846), the inspiration of the novel, "Henrietta Temple", and his wife, Mary Anne Disraeli (d 1872); political letters from several of the key figures of the day including the Lord Derby (1799 - 1869), Disraeli's predecessor as Conservative Prime Minister, and Lord Salisbury (1830 - 1903), Disraeli's successor; political cartoons from the John Johnson Collection of printed ephemera, photographic images of several of the portraits in Disraeli's 'Gallery of Affection', and the fan signed by the delegates of the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
Table of Contents
Foreword Disraeli, the Man and his Papers Some Key Milestones in Disraeli's Life The Essays -Disraeli as Chancellor, The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke, QC, MP -Disraeli and the Earls of Derby, Angus Hawkins -Fame and Reputation: A Novelist and his Publishers, Annabel Jones -Disraeli's Novels and the Bedford Collection, Timothy Mowl -Disraeli and Buckinghamshire, Roland Quinault -Disraeli and Women, Jane Ridley The Catalogue Further Reading
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