Description: You are bidding on a large size antique hardcover book titled Life and Times of William E. Gladstone. By John Clark Ridpath. Published by The Jones Brothers Publishing Company, 1898. This is the collectible First Edition. A thorough biography of the great, influential Britain, William Ewart Gladstone: His Ancestry and Boyhood, His Career at Eton and Oxford, His Entrance into Public Life, His Rise to Leadership and Fame, His Genius as Statesman and Author, and His Influence on the Progress of the Nineteenth Century. 119 black & white engraved, drawn illustrations. Green cloth binding with gold gilt on white lettering and gilt crest of England on cover. 639 pages. "William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (29 December 1809 - 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times (1868-1874, 1880-1885, February-July 1886 and 1892-1894), more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time. Gladstone's first ministry saw many reforms including Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and the introduction of secret voting. After his electoral defeat in 1874, Gladstone resigned as leader of the Liberal Party, but from 1876 began a comeback based on opposition to Turkey's Bulgarian atrocities. Gladstone's Midlothian Campaign of 1879-1880 was an early example of many modern political campaigning techniques. After the 1880 election, he formed his second ministry, which saw crises in Egypt (culminating in the death of General Gordon in 1885), and in Ireland, where the government passed repressive measures but also improved the legal rights of Irish tenant farmers. The government also passed the Third Reform Act. Back in office in early 1886, Gladstone proposed Irish Home rule but this was defeated in the House of Commons in July. The resulting split in the Liberal Party helped keep them out of office, with one short break, for twenty years. In 1892 Gladstone formed his last government at the age of 82. The Second Irish Home Rule Bill passed the Commons but was defeated in the Lords in 1893. Gladstone resigned in March 1894, in opposition to increased naval expenditure. He left Parliament in 1895 and died three years later aged 88". Book features green cloth binding with attractive cover. Binding shows some light flecking. Covers securely attached with no cracking or splitting of hinges. All pages are clean and tightly bound. No writing in book and no signs of previous ownership. Book is in very good condition! This is a terrific book to add to a collection. Great gift idea (Inventory: Box 68-D) Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
Price: 59.97 USD
Location: Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-12-25T00:19:55.000Z
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Year Printed: 1898
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Origin: American
