Sybil: Or the Two Nations (English Library) - Softcover

Disraeli, Benjamin; Butler, R.; Braun, Thom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140431349 ISBN 13: 9780140431346

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1980

Synopsis

So vivid was its exposure of the horrifying inequalities of Victorian society--from the desperate poverty of the industrial workers to the gross and irresponsible excesses of the wealthy--that is subtitle "The Two Nations" has passed intothe language.But Disraeli, the man who was to become one of Britian's most famous prime ministers, did not produce in "Sybil" merely a political tract on behalf of Tory democracy as the answer to the Hungry Forties. This is a dramatic novel of romance, full of wit and irony; a love story which ranges through adventure, mystery and political intrigue while questioning many of the basic assumptions of the Victorian social structure.

About this title

Synopsis:

First published in 1845, this novel caused a sensation due to its account of the wretched conditions prevailing among the working-classes and by its indictment of the irresponsibility of many landlords and employers, which led to the chartist agitations.

About the Author:

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, was an English statesman and literary figure.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0140431349
• ISBN 13: 9780140431346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544