The complete online text of The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America by William Ewart Gladstone.

William Ewart Gladstone's enduring fame arises from his long and distinguished career in politics. He was prime minister four times (1868-1874; 1880-1885; 1886; and 1892-1894), and he, more than any other person, was responsible for the shaping of the la...

"A book collector ought as I conceive," Gladstone wrote to Bernard Quaritch on 9 September 1896, "to possess the following six qualifications: appetite, leisure, wealth, knowledge, discrimination, and perseverance. Of these I have only had two, the first...

The English statesman William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) led the Liberal party and served as prime minister. His strong religious sense was an integral part of his political and social policies. William Gladstone was born in Liverpool on Dec. 29, 1809....

The Deepest South: The United States, Brazil, and the African Slave Trade. By Gerald Home. (New York and London: New York University Press, c. 2007. Pp. [vi ], 341. Paper, $24.00, ISBN 978-0-8147-3689-0; cloth, $75.00, ISBN 978-0-8147-3688-3.) This work focuses on "the two...

The Deepest South: The United States, Brazil, and the African Slave Trade. By Gerald Home. (New York and London: New York University Press, c. 2007. Pp. [vi], 341. Paper, $24.00, ISBN 978-0-8147-3689-0; cloth, $75.00, ISBN 978-0-8147-3688-3.) This work focuses on "the two...