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Eleventh and Cheap Edition, cloth, 3s. 6d.The Life of theRight Hon. W. E. Gladstone.By G. BARNETT SMITH.

Eleventh and Cheap Edition, cloth, 3s. 6d.The Life of theRight Hon. W. E. Gladstone.By G. BARNETT SMITH.

"A trustworthy and interesting picture of a noble life and character."—Daily News.

"A sober, solid, but interesting contribution to the political history of the Victorian epoch."—Daily Telegraph.

"The book should be read by every one who takes the least interest in the political history of the country."—Daily Chronicle.

"An elaborate and ably-written biography of Mr. Gladstone as a statesman and a writer."—Echo.

"Mr. Barnett Smith's Life of Mr. Gladstone isa work of national importance, and it should be read and studied by all classes."—Nottingham Daily Express.

"Many a thoughtful working man will hasten to add this book to his little store of fondly-cherished volumes."—North British Daily Mail.

"A very complete account of Mr. Gladstone's relations to the history of the past forty years."—Observer.

"A noble biography of a noble man."—Aberdeen Free Press.

"The minute accuracy of the painstaking record is indeed wonderful, considering the vastness of the field over which the biographer has been obliged to travel.The volumes are, in fact, a history of England during the past half century, as well as a biography of the individual whose name they bear."—Freeman.

"The most superficial glance at the book is enough to secure the impression of great power in many departments on the part of the subject of it, and of great penetration, care, deliberation, and tact on the part of the author."—Nonconformist.

"The most comprehensive and satisfactory Life of Mr. Gladstonewhich has yet been compiled and given to the public."—Edinburgh Daily Review.

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