num_pages: 462
description: In the heyday of Empire just before the First World War, Lord Cromer was second only to Lord Curzon in fame and public esteem. In the days when Cairo and Calcutta represented the twin poles of British power in Asia and Africa, Cromer's commanding presence seemed to radiate the essentialspirit of imperial rule. In this first modern biography Roger Owen charts the life of the man revered by the British and hated by today's Egyptians, the real ruler of Egypt for a quarter of a century.
language: English
title: Lord Cromer: Victorian Imperialist, Edwardian Proconsul
titlecomplete: Lord Cromer: Victorian Imperialist, Edwardian Proconsul
characters: Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
genres: History
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Oxford University Press