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...

"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...

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,...

Early in his career, Luther defended an unlimited and voluntary access to the Bible, and he saw the FAMILY as the natural place for such instruction. Events soon made him change his mind. The Peasants’ War, the rise of ANABAPTISM, and the...

IS TONY BLAIR the reincarnation of William Ewart Gladstone, that most celebrated of 19th-century prime ministers? The thought has clearly occurred to Mr Blair. In a speech in Bulgaria on May 17th, he repeatedly invoked the ghost of Gladstone, "one of my political...

When John Morley's Life of Gladstone was published by Macmillan in three volumes on the 9th of October in 1903, it was widely regarded as a standard work, a status and a prestige which it has largely retained. Memories of Gladstone in the...