Title: The life of William Ewart Gladstone
First published: 1903
Description: “A masterpiece of historical writing, in which the interest is absorbing, the authority indisputable, and the skill consummate.”
— A.L.A. Catalog 1926
“A grand portraiture of a grand subject on a great scale, and in a worthy style. . . A biography which is, from the nature of the case, a ‘history of our times,’ as well as a life of their great protagonist. . . A faithful, skilful, and admirably developed account of the evolution of Mr Gladstone’s character and career …”
– Standard Catalog for Public Libraries : Biography Section (1927)
People: W. E. Gladstone (1809-1898)