Harcourt and son
Subtitle: a political biography of Sir William Harcourt, 1827-1904
By: Patrick Jackson.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Madison, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Harcourt, William Vernon, Sir 1827-1904.; Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Harcourt and Son is a political biography of the great Victorian Liberal Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904). It is published in the centenary year of Harcourt's death, as the first full-scale biography for over eighty years, and will come as a pleasant surprise for those who expect Gladstone's colleagues to be solemn, worthy, and sanctimonious. Harcourt's letters and speeches are often hilariously funny, and his larger-than-life personality leaps off the page. The title of the book reflects the fact that throughout his ministerial career, as home secretary and chancellor of the exchequer under Gladstone, Harcourt was supported by his son Lewis ("Loulou"), who acted as private secretary and confidential advisor, and whose unpublished journals were one of the main sources for the book. The author also made extensive use of other contemporary diaries (particularly those of John Morley, only recently made accessible) and thousands of manuscript letters to and from Harcourt."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-380) and index.