The Politics of Pleasure: A Portrait of Benjamin DisraeliExploring Benjamin Disraeli's attitudes to society, the monarchy, his own sexuality and his innate political daring, William Kuhn rediscovers his irreverence and sheds new light on the man and his legacy. |
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Sublimity and Sangfroid | 31 |
Château Désir | 46 |
Quite a Love of a | 67 |
Copyright | |
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