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1898. Illustrated. A study of the life of Gladstone, a British liberal politician and Prime Minister. He was the main political rival of Benjamin Disraeli and famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his career. Contents: From Boyhood to Manhood; His Marriage and Early Life; His Work as an Author; His Oratory; An Omnivorous Reader; A Guest in Many Homes; Life at Hawarden; Mr. Gladstone as a Churchman; Mr. Gladstone's Friends; His Interest in Philanthropy; Episodes in an Eventful Life; and An Appreciation.