Wellington: A Personal History - Hardcover

Hibbert, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0201632322 ISBN 13: 9780201632323

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 1997

Synopsis

WELLINGTON. A personal history de HIBBERT, Christopher 1997 HarperCollins

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Christopher Hibbert’s masterly biography richly delineates the private side of the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, subsequently became Prime Minister and was described by Queen Victoria as ‘the greatest man this century ever produced’.

Wellington first achieved fame as a soldier in India. His later victories against the French earned him a dukedom, an estate in Hampshire and Apsley House (No. 1, Piccadilly) in London. Appointed Commander-in-Chief for life, he became Prime Minister in 1827, was an influential adviser to King George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria and presided over the emancipation of Roman Catholics and the formation of the country’s first police force. Unhappily married, he enjoyed many intimate friendships with women, and delighted in involving himself in other people’s affairs.

Christopher Hibbert’s lively and meticulously researched account was a bestseller in hardback, and was highly praised by the critics.

“A sympathetic and extremely engaging study of this complicated and paradoxical hero ... Hibbert is one of England’s greatest living historical writers, and reading anything by him is pure pleasure. 'Wellington' should be enjoyed and savoured.”
AMANDA FOREMAN, 'Independent'

“Hibbert has proved himself over a long career as a distinguished and popular historian to be a master portraitist of great men’s private lives, and his Wellington is depicted in scores of captivating vignettes deftly built into a convincing and satisfying picture.”
STELLA TILLYARD, 'The Times'

“Hibbert marshals his material with exemplary skill and elegance, and he has produced a supremely accomplished biography.”
ANNE SOMERSET, 'Observer'

Synopsis

Told in Christopher Hibberts inimitable, highly readable style, this is the story of The Iron Dukethe man most remembered for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterlooand a politician of commanding presence.. A brilliant general, remembered most for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Wellington was also a politician of commanding presence. Elected Prime Minister in 1827, he was an influential adviser to kings and queens, and became deeply involved in all the major scandals of the time, delighting in mixing himself up in other peoples affairs. Celebrated for his sardonic humor and savage rages which alternated with irresistible charm, he concealed a deep humanity behind a veneer of aloofness that gained him the sobriquet, the Iron Duke. Filled with fresh insights on aspects of Wellingtons life and character, Christopher Hibbert has shown once again why he is one of our finest popular historians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0201632322
• ISBN 13: 9780201632323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480