The English statesman William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) led the Liberal party and served as prime minister. His strong religious sense was an integral part of his political and social policies.Willi...
Read more
William Ewart Gladstone's enduring fame arises from his long and distinguished career in politics. He was prime minister four times (1868-1874; 1880-1885; 1886; and 1892-1894), and he, more than any o...
Read more
"A book collector ought as I conceive," Gladstone wrote to Bernard Quaritch on 9 September 1896, "to possess the following six qualifications: appetite, leisure, wealth, knowledge, discrimination, and...
Read more