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Coningsby
CONINGSBY; OR, THE NEW GENERATION, published in 1844, is the best of Disreali's novels, not as a story, but as a study of men, manners, and principles. The plot is slight -- little better than a device for stringing together sketches of character and statements of political and economic opinions; but these are always interesting and often brilliant. The motive which underl...more
Paperback, 496 pages
Published
September 1st 2003
by Wildside Press
(first published June 1844)
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Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Disraeli's Sybil, (you can find my observations around here somewhere), I somehow came away with the idea that he had only written a couple of novels and when I stumbled upon this 1940s Modern Library edition (in the rather excellent Pickwick bookstore in Nyack, New York), I envisioned myself shortly having "done" Disraeli's oeuvre. Further research reveals that he wrote at least 18 novels, so you'd have to be a rather ardent enthusiast of Victorian literature...more
Splendid.
I turned to this after rereading Tom Reiss' "The Orientalist." Wanted to read about the status of Jews in 19th Century Britain.
How amazing people were before TV and the internet and twitting. Politicians wrote fine books and knew about art & literature! Obama would have been much happier back then. Well, without the racism, of course...
Anyway, wonderful novel incorporating Disraeli's ideas for a more perfect society. Excellent character descriptions, (naturally) an exceptional grasp...more
I turned to this after rereading Tom Reiss' "The Orientalist." Wanted to read about the status of Jews in 19th Century Britain.
How amazing people were before TV and the internet and twitting. Politicians wrote fine books and knew about art & literature! Obama would have been much happier back then. Well, without the racism, of course...
Anyway, wonderful novel incorporating Disraeli's ideas for a more perfect society. Excellent character descriptions, (naturally) an exceptional grasp...more
May 19, 2013
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One of the great British politicians of the nineteenth century, Disraeli served twice as Tory Prime Minister (1868 and 1874 - 1880) and was also a prominent figure in opposition. He is most famous today for the bitter hatred between himself and his political rival William Gladstone. He enjoyed the favour of Queen Victoria, who shared his dislike of Gladstone. His most significant political achieve...more
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