Sybil (Wordsworth Collection) [Paperback]

Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wordsworth Collection | Publication Date: April 1, 1998

In both town and country there was trouble, as the new centres of industry and commercial wealth grew, the poor starved. Written as part of Disreali's campaign to reform the Tory party, "Sybil" shows the relationship between England's rich and poor as Queen Victoria ascends the throne.

Product Details

• Paperback: 478 pages
• Publisher: Wordsworth Edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185326248X
• ISBN-13: 978-1853262487
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,448,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars One Nation Toryism, January 20, 2001

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This review is from: Sybil (Wordsworth Collection) (Paperback)

Since Sybil was written, English Conservative politicians have claimed the mantle of "One Nation" toryism. The line is to be found in this book, which was written before its author rose to become one of the two (perhaps four, if Palmerston and Salisbury are included with Gladstone) of the greatest Prime Ministers of the nineteenth century. It tells an elaborate tale of Victorian political intrigue intermingled with the author's view of the English class system. In Sir Vavasour Firebrace, and his attempts to enhance the status of the Baronetcy (a title created by James the First for sale to pay for overseas settlement) Disraeli creates a great comic character. Not up to the best of Anthony Trollope, but well worth a read for those interested in British political history of the nineteenth century.