Gladstone: Four times British Prime Minister, grand old man of the liberal party, scholar, financier, theologian, orator, humanitarian, and thorn in the side of Benjamin Disraeli, who, when asked to define the difference between a misfortune and a calamity, replied, "If Mr. Gladstone were to fall into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out, it ould be a calamity." — Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, 140
- Biography
- A Gladstone Chronology
- Gladstone's rescue work with 'fallen women'
- Government of Ireland Bill, 1886
- Accomplishments of the Administration, 1871
- Gladstone's letter of proposal to Catherine Glynne
Recommended Reading
Feuchtwanger, EJ. Gladstone. London, 1989.
Magnus, P. Gladstone: a biography. London, John Murray, 1954.
Matthew, HCG. Gladstone 1809-1898. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1996.
Last modified 24 October 2003