Robert Peel: A Biography
'As an established novelist it is not surprising that Hurd's book is any easy read.' --Ronan O'Brien, SUNDAY TRIBUNE'Douglas Hurd's fascinating, eminenty readable biography of Peel' --THE ECONOMIST'Hurd delivers a vivid and readable portrait of a semi-modern British titan.  This biography is elegantly written, well researched and (usually) admirably sensible in its judgements.' --Simon Sebag Montefiore, THE NEW STATESMAN'Hurd writes well, and the book has the merit of bringing Peel alive as a human being.' --Jane Ridley, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Hurd's analysis of Conservative ultras up to the present day is illuminating.....  It has certainly not surprised Hurd, who has made a useful contribution to our understanding of this midwife to modern and post-modern policing.' --John Grieve, THE GUARDIAN'Hurd's finely judged biography.' --Blair Worden, THE SPECTATOR'Hurd's portrait of Peel is sympathetic, pleasantly written and generally judicious in its judgements' --Harry Reid, THE GLASGOW HERALD'The author has a good grasp of the period, he has done a great deal of homework, and he has shaped the story magnificiently.' --AN Wilson, THE DAILY MAIL'intelligent rich reding with a lovely droll tone.' --Duncan Fallowell, THE DAILY EXPRSS'this warm, sensible biography of Peel does a fine job of rescuing an important figure from relative obscurity.' --Dominic Sandbrook, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.