Raymond sketches the men who dominated British public life at the end of Victoria’s reign: Rosebery, Cecil Rhodes, Gladstone in old age, George Meredith, Lord Salisbury, Kitchener and many more, from bishops and editors to wits and actors. The portraits are pointed, often funny, and frankly opinionated.
Lively reading for anyone curious about the fin de siècle and its personalities. Download the free EPUB.