Life and Public Services of Hon. Wm, E. Gladstone

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Excerpt from Life and Public Services of Hon. Wm, E. Gladstone: Containing a Full Account of the Most Celebrated Orator and Statesman of Modern Times, Comprising the Graphic Story of His Life, His Brilliant Genius and Remarkable Traits of Character, Grand Achievements as a Leader and Prime Minister, His Magnificent Tr No other Englishman of the past or the present has been more popular in this country than Mr. Gladstone. This feeling in his behalf docs not spring altogether from an admiration for his intellectual abilities, or the broad and statesmanlike views entertained by him. Nor has it arisen only from sympathy with the liberality of his opinions. It is rather traceable to a sincere respect for his capacity for growth. We might easily elaborate this proposition by historical references, but the field is too broad for thorough inspection at the present moment, and a cursory glance would be worse than useless. Believing that it is this quality which has made him not only respected, but worthy of respect, it has been the aim of the writer to trace the progress, year by year, from the most pronounced Toryism to an equally positive Liberalism. At the same time there has been no effort made to fit the facts to the theory, as is sometimes done under similar circumstances, for the simple reason that nothing of the kind was necessary. There are a number of biographies of Mr. Gladstone, of more or less value, to which the writer begs leave to express indebtedness. Chief among them is the careful work of Mr. G. B. Smith, in whose two large octavo volumes there is almost everything needful. A "London Journalist" contributes another biography, which has not, however, been brought down later than the second administration of its subject, the same limitation is applicable to the volume of Mr. G. R. Emerson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.