Benjamin Disraeli was the most gifted parliamentarian of the
nineteenth century. A superb orator, writer and wit, he twice rose
to become Prime Minister, dazzling many with his famous epigrams
along the way. But how much do we really know about the man behind
the words? How did this bankrupt Jewish school dropout and trashy
novelist reach the top of the Victorian Conservative Party? And why
does his reputation continue to have such a hold over British
politics today? In this engaging reassessment, Douglas Hurd and
Edward Young explore the paradoxes at the centre of Disraeli's 'two
lives': a dandy and gambler on the one hand, a devoted servant and
favourite Prime Minister of the Queen on the other. A passionately
ambitious politician, he intrigued and manoeuvred with unmatched
skill to get to - in his own words - 'the top of the greasy pole',
but he also developed a set of ideas to which he was devoted. His
political achievements are never quite what they seem: he despised
the idea of a more classless society, he never used the phrase 'One
Nation', and although he passed the Second Reform Act he was no
believer in democracy. By stripping away the many myths which
surround his career, Douglas Hurd and Edward Young bring alive the
true genius of Disraeli in this wonderfully entertaining
exploration of his life.
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