Comments on: Gladstone – not such a Grand Old Man? http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/gladstone-not-such-a-grand-old-man/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Quietzapple http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/gladstone-not-such-a-grand-old-man/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Quietzapple Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:21:24 +0000 http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/?p=597#comment-878 They like to take advantage of Asquith''s image as reformer, but feel a need to revere even more the crook Lloyd-George, which poses a contradiction. Gladstone seems safer. Jenkins'' "Asquith" was a joy to me in my teens, spose I may return to his biogs. I have recently taken to reading popular fiction of the early C20th, good fun. (From Wiki) Books by Roy Jenkins: Roosevelt. Pan Macmillan. 2005. ISBN 0330432060 . Churchill. Macmillan. 2001. ISBN 0-333-78290-9. The Chancellors. Macmillan. 1998. ISBN 0-333-73057-7. Gladstone. Macmillan. 1995. ISBN 0-8129-6641-4. A life at the centre. Macmillan. 1991. ISBN 0-333-55164-8. Gallery of 20th century Portraits and Oxford Papers. David and Charles. 1989. ISBN 0-7153-9299-9. Truman. HarperCollins. 1986. ISBN 0-06-015580-9. Baldwin. Collins. 1984. ISBN 0-00-217586-X . Asquith. Collins. 1964. ISBN 0-00-211021-0 ., revised edition 1978 Sir Charles Dilke: A Victorian Tragedy. Collins. 1958. ISBN 0-333-62020-8. Mr. Balfour''s poodle; peers v. people. Collins. 1954. OCLC 436484. They like to take advantage of Asquith”s image as reformer, but feel a need to revere even more the crook Lloyd-George, which poses a contradiction.

Gladstone seems safer.

Jenkins” “Asquith” was a joy to me in my teens, spose I may return to his biogs. I have recently taken to reading popular fiction of the early C20th, good fun.

(From Wiki)

Books by Roy Jenkins:
Roosevelt. Pan Macmillan. 2005. ISBN 0330432060 .
Churchill. Macmillan. 2001. ISBN 0-333-78290-9.
The Chancellors. Macmillan. 1998. ISBN 0-333-73057-7.
Gladstone. Macmillan. 1995. ISBN 0-8129-6641-4.
A life at the centre. Macmillan. 1991. ISBN 0-333-55164-8.
Gallery of 20th century Portraits and Oxford Papers. David and Charles. 1989. ISBN 0-7153-9299-9.
Truman. HarperCollins. 1986. ISBN 0-06-015580-9.
Baldwin. Collins. 1984. ISBN 0-00-217586-X .
Asquith. Collins. 1964. ISBN 0-00-211021-0 ., revised edition 1978
Sir Charles Dilke: A Victorian Tragedy. Collins. 1958. ISBN 0-333-62020-8.
Mr. Balfour”s poodle; peers v. people. Collins. 1954. OCLC 436484.

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