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Derek Beales (1931–2023)

Författare till From Castlereagh to Gladstone: 1815-1885

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Inkluderar namnet: Derek Edward Dawson Beales

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Not a "page turner", but a solid short biography useful for an understanding of the Victorian period. The personal life of Gladstone, while brief is very interesting.
 
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carterchristian1 | 1 annan recension | Dec 23, 2011 |
1647 From Castlereagh to Gladstone 1815-1885, by Derek Beales (read 23 July 1981) This is really quite a good book. It is a survey type book and was published in 1969 as part of a series called The Norton Library History of England--I suppose I should read them all, but of course they are written by different persons and who can say they are all good. Sometimes I thought the book I just read was too general: after all, I have read quite a bit on the period in more detail. Yet I found the survey informative in some ways, and in "Books for Further Reading" are listed books I'd like to read [and I did read two of them].… (mer)
 
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Schmerguls | 1 annan recension | Nov 23, 2008 |

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195
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#112,377
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½ 3.6
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2
ISBN
28
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