Prime Minister (Oxford Paperbacks) - Softcover

Trollope, Anthony

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9780192811479: Prime Minister (Oxford Paperbacks)

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ISBN 10: 0192811479 ISBN 13: 9780192811479

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1973

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Can a morally scrupulous English gentleman make an effective Prime Minister? This is one of the enduringly fascinating problems posed in The Prime Minister (1876). And as Plantaganet Palliser, Duke of Omnium, overenthusiastically supported by Lady Glencora, presides over the Coalition government, Trollope reaches into the highest echelons of the English establishment, depicting political realities rather than ideology, portraying social, sexual and domestic politics as well as the public variety. The world of the novel is perplexed and dominated by the handsome impostor Ferdinand Lopez. Even the Duke and Duchess are not immune to his malign influence, as Lopez pursues Emily Wharton for her charm and her fortune, and plots to win membership of that most exclusive of English clubs, the Houses of Parliament.

About the Author:

Nicholas Shrimpton is Emeritus Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.

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