Project Gutenberg 2012-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 77 McCarthy, Justin 1830 1912 M'Carthy, Justin British Political Leaders Arthur James Balfour -- Lord Salisbury -- Lord Rosebery -- Joseph Chamberlain -- Henry Labouchere -- John Morley -- Lord Aberdeen -- John Burns -- Sir Michael Hicks-Beach -- John E. Redmond -- Sir William Harcourt -- James Bryce -- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. E-text prepared by Charlie Howard, sp1nd, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "British Political Leaders" by Justin McCarthy is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the lives and careers of notable British politicians, beginning with prominent figures such as Arthur James Balfour and Lord Salisbury. It aims to provide insight into their political actions, ideologies, and the changing landscape of British politics during their time. The opening of the work introduces readers to Arthur James Balfour, highlighting McCarthy's personal observations from his early days as a member of Parliament. He discusses the formation of the "Fourth Party," a politically independent group that included Balfour, and their role in challenging traditional party lines. McCarthy provides a character sketch of Balfour, portraying him as a complex figure with a blend of aristocratic demeanor and intellectual engagement, who navigated the tumultuous waters of parliamentary life with a unique combination of skill and reserved charm. The narrative sets the stage for a broader exploration of British political dynamics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, enriched by McCarthy's firsthand experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40923/40923-h/images/cover.jpg en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901 Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 438519 438301 2024-09-17T08:53:08.222960 2023-09-18T04:08:49.595205 text/html text/html 438912 2012-10-02T22:53:14 text/html 606548 2012-10-02T22:56:38 text/html application/zip 660303 2024-09-17T08:53:14.115944 application/epub+zip 665681 2024-09-17T08:53:09.361956 application/epub+zip 210878 2024-09-17T08:53:08.750970 application/epub+zip 784892 2024-09-17T08:53:18.166870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 743610 2024-09-17T08:53:13.566921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292480 2022-09-18T17:29:18.009565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395868 395686 2024-09-17T08:53:07.620953 2023-09-18T04:08:49.074178 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395443 2012-10-02T23:04:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138515 2012-10-02T23:05:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 395455 2012-10-02T23:04:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138503 2012-10-02T23:05:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20990 2024-09-17T08:53:18.324891 application/rdf+xml 12638 2024-09-17T08:53:08.849933 image/jpeg 2071 2024-09-17T08:53:08.800915 image/jpeg 608454 2024-09-17T08:53:08.311943 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