Research Catalog

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Description

1. xiv, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. "Mary Gladstone was daughter and private secretary to William Gladstone, who spent sixty-three years in the House of Commons, twenty-seven of them in office, and was four times Prime Minister. This placed her at the heart of British politics, campaigning for her father, dealing with official correspondence and controlling access to the Prime Minister as well as disseminating and controlling information from him both to the press and to his ministers. This biography of Mary focuses on the period during which she was working with her father up to his death in 1898. It covers a crucial period in British history including Gladstone's attempts to give home rule to Ireland, brinkmanship in the Balkans, the height of the Empire and domestic reform such as universal male suffrage and elementary education for all."--Jacket.

Subject

1. Drew, Mary Gladstone, 1847-1927
2. Gladstone, W. E. 1809-1898 > Family
3. Gladstone, W. E. 1809-1898
4. Drew, Mary Gladstone
5. 1800-1901
6. Women > Political activity > History > Great Britain > 19th century
7. Private secretaries > Great Britain > Biography
8. Spouses of clergy > Great Britain > Biography
9. Families
10. Politics and government
11. Private secretaries
12. Spouses of clergy
13. Women > Political activity
14. Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901
15. Great Britain

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.
2. History.

Contents

1. Family trees -- Lyttelton and Gladstone births (1840-57) -- Introduction: Setting the scene -- Prime time (1879) -- Glynnes, Gladstones and Lytteltons (1833-49) -- A visit to Scotland (1847-50) -- 'Naples Mary' (1850) -- 'Half-witted' and 'wanting' (1851-9) -- 'Rigged, figged and launched into society' (1864-6) -- Charities, country houses and Continental polish (1864-8) -- The passionate years (1868-75) -- Life without May (1875-6) -- The Eastern Question and an Irish visit (1876-9) -- Mary as confidante and heroine (1879) -- Campaigning brings victory (1879-80) -- A room of her own (1880-1) -- Irish matters dominate, with tragic consequences (1882-3) -- Cruises and country holidays (1882-3) -- The swings and roundabouts of politics (1884-5) -- Private and public worlds collide (1885) -- A new life for Mary, but the old life refuses to go away (1886-91) -- 'As much Mr Gladstone's daughter as ever' (1890-3) -- A calling home (1893) -- Postscript 1898-1928.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-250) and index.