The Politics of Pleasure: A Portrait of Benjamin DisraeliA deliciously entertaining and playful new look at Benjamin Disraeli, focusing not on fusty Victorian politics but the joie de vivre of one of our most surprising Prime Ministers. |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Boys Will Laugh at Me | 17 |
Sublimity and Sangfroid | 31 |
Copyright | |
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