Melbourne
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
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A masterwork of political biography, Melbourne chronicles the life of William Lamb, the Second Viscount Melbourne, the charming and enigmatic Whig statesman who served as Queen Victoria's first and most beloved Prime Minister. Lord David Cecil paints a richly detailed portrait of a man shaped by the turbulent passions of the Regency era — a figure scarred by a scandalous marriage to the volatile Lady Caroline Lamb and yet possessed of an unshakeable wit and philosophical calm. With elegant, literary prose, Cecil illustrates how Melbourne guided a young and inexperienced queen through the treacherous early years of her reign, becoming her confidant, mentor, and the steadying force behind the throne. The biography situates its subject within the glittering, morally complex world of the English aristocracy, presenting Melbourne not merely as a politician but as a deeply human figure caught between an age of privilege and an era of reform. Widely regarded as one of the finest political biographies written in the twentieth century, it remains an indispensable and utterly captivating read for anyone drawn to Victorian history and the art of biography itself.
Author: Lord David Cecil
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of political biography, Melbourne chronicles the life of William Lamb, the Second Viscount Melbourne, the charming and enigmatic Whig statesman who served as Queen Victoria's first and most beloved Prime Minister. Lord David Cecil paints a richly detailed portrait of a man shaped by the turbulent passions of the Regency era — a figure scarred by a scandalous marriage to the volatile Lady Caroline Lamb and yet possessed of an unshakeable wit and philosophical calm. With elegant, literary prose, Cecil illustrates how Melbourne guided a young and inexperienced queen through the treacherous early years of her reign, becoming her confidant, mentor, and the steadying force behind the throne. The biography situates its subject within the glittering, morally complex world of the English aristocracy, presenting Melbourne not merely as a politician but as a deeply human figure caught between an age of privilege and an era of reform. Widely regarded as one of the finest political biographies written in the twentieth century, it remains an indispensable and utterly captivating read for anyone drawn to Victorian history and the art of biography itself.