Coningsby: Or the New Generation - Couverture souple

Disraeli, Benjamin; Braun, Thom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140431926 ISBN 13 : 9780140431926

Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd, 1983

Synopsis

Book by Disraeli Benjamin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Coningsby, or The New Generation, is an English political novel by Benjamin Disraeli published in 1844. It is rumored to be based on Nathan Mayer Rothschild. According to his biographer, Robert Blake, the character of Sidonia is a cross between Lionel de Rothschild and Disraeli himself. The book is set against a background of the real political events of the 1830s in England that followed the enactment of the Reform Bill of 1832. In describing these events Disraeli sets out his own beliefs including his opposition to Robert Peel, his dislikes of both the British Whig Party and the ideals of Utilitarianism, and the need for social justice in a newly industrialized society. He portrays the self-serving politician in the character of Rigby (based on John Wilson Croker) and the malicious party insiders in the characters of Taper and Tadpole.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) was a British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and dandy who twice served as Prime Minister. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs. He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and power of the British Empire. He is to date the only British Prime Minister of Jewish birth. In the 1840s he wrote a trilogy of novels with political themes. His last completed novels were Lothair (1870) and Endymion (1880).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0140431926
• ISBN 13: 9780140431926
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528