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The Prime Minister (Paperback, New)
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The Prime Minister (Paperback, New)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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List price R390
Loot Price R284
Discovery Miles 2 840
You Save R106 (27%)
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Despite his mysterious antecedents, an unscrupulous financial
speculator, Ferdinand Lopez, aspires to marry into respectability
and wealth and join the ranks of British society. One of the
nineteenth century's most memorable outsiders, Lopez's story is set
against that of the ultimate insider, Plantagenet Palliser, Duke of
Omnium, who reluctantly accepts the highest office of state,
becoming "the greatest man in the greatest country in the world."
The Prime Minister is the fifth in Trollope's six-volume Palliser
series and a wonderfully subtle portrait of a marriage, political
expediency, and misplaced love. Nicholas Shrimpton's introduction
explores the many strands of this complex novel, the role of the
"outsider" Ferdinand Lopez, and Trollope's great skill in
integrating the two themes of love and politics, the marriage of
Palliser and Lady Glencora and that of Emily Wharton and Ferdinand
Lopez. The book includes a compact biography of Trollope, a wealth
of useful explanatory notes, and a valuable appendix which outlines
the chronology of the Palliser novels, providing a unique
understanding of the series as a linked narrative.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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