Mary Gladstone: A Gentle Rebel

Mary Gladstone was the daughter and private secretary to William Gladstone, the eminent Liberal Prime Minister of the later Victorian age. She was at the heart of British politics in the 1880s and 1890s, campaigning for her father and dealing with official correspondence. This biography focuses on the period until his death in 1898, covering key events such as Gladstone's attempts to give home rule to Ireland, brinkmanship in the Balkans, the height of the Empire, and domestic reform. Sheila Gooddie is now a full-time writer and author of two previous books.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2022
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

The world was in a state of transition between the Victorian era and the modern world of the twentieth century. The Ottoman Empire was in decline, the European states were vying for power in Africa, industrialization and the arrival of the railway age had transformed society, and the working man and woman were beginning to fight for their right to education, suffrage, and a better way of life.

Mary Gladstone was the daughter and private secretary to William Gladstone, the eminent Liberal Prime Minister of the later Victorian age. Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, she was at the heart of British politics, campaigning for her father, dealing with official correspondence, controlling access to the Prime Minister, and disseminating and controlling information from the PM to the press and his ministers.

This biography of Mary focuses on the period during which she worked with her father until his death in 1898. It covers a crucial period in British history, including Gladstone's attempts to give home rule to Ireland, brinkmanship in the Balkans, the height of the Empire, and domestic reform such as universal male suffrage and elementary education for all.

Sheila Gooddie is now a full-time writer and author of two previous books.
* An insight into the workings of politics in the final years of the Victorian era and at the height of the days of Empire
* Adds a different perspective on William Gladstone, a giant of the Victorian age
* Based on private letters as well as official documentation

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780470854266