A Selection from the India Office Correspondence of Robert Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury, 1866-1867 and 1874-1878

by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil

Robert Cecil (1830-1903), at various times, served the British government as Secretary of State for India, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister. Brumpton (history, Leeds U., UK) presents his private letters to colonial administrators in India as offering a greater insight into Cecil's political thinking and views on imperial management questions than available in official memorandums and dispatches. The letters presented only cover the periods when Cecil was officially part of the India Office. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

368 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC, FRS (3 February 1830 – 22 August 1903), styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman, serving as prime minister three times for a total of over 13 years. He was the last prime minister to head his full administration from the House of Lords.