Project Gutenberg 2005-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 98 Begbie, Harold 1871 1929 Begbie, Edward Harold The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Mirrors of Downing Street" by Harold Begbie is a collection of political reflections written in the early 20th century. The work presents critical and biographical studies of notable British statesmen who were influential during and after World War I. Through a series of "reflections," the author aims to shed light on the complexities of these figures, including Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Northcliffe, and others, exploring their characters, decisions, and the moral implications of their leadership. The opening of this work sets the stage by discussing the critical role of America and England in post-war responsibilities and highlights the need for cooperation in maintaining global peace. Begbie introduces his method of analysis, expressing a sincere intention to provoke thoughtful criticism of public figures who occupy the highest offices in the land. He notes the importance of self-awareness among politicians, indicating that the dust on the metaphorical "mirrors" of Downing Street may hinder their ability to see themselves as others do. This introduction hints at the insightful and sometimes severe evaluations that will follow in the subsequent chapters, aimed at prompting reflection on the moral state of public life in Britain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936 Statesmen -- Great Britain DA Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 235661 235610 2024-10-07T04:58:24.978939 2023-09-07T06:47:41.696882 text/html text/html 234704 2020-12-14T06:56:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 822230 2020-12-14T06:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 917922 2024-10-07T04:58:32.123918 application/epub+zip 918891 2024-10-07T04:58:28.156972 application/epub+zip 157789 2024-10-07T04:58:26.887948 application/epub+zip 1085241 2024-10-07T04:58:35.165908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1062684 2024-10-07T04:58:31.331967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301325 2022-09-07T21:04:20.948213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221440 221358 2024-10-07T04:58:24.369982 2023-09-07T06:47:41.229872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 221270 2020-12-14T06:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85371 2020-12-14T06:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221269 2020-12-14T06:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85319 2020-12-14T06:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21845 2024-10-07T04:58:35.293897 application/rdf+xml 14839 2024-10-07T04:58:27.442918 image/jpeg 3740 2024-10-07T04:58:27.162941 image/jpeg 896659 2024-10-07T04:58:25.035973 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia