The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Vol. 4

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Excerpt from The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Vol. 4: Earl of Beaconsfield, 1855 1868Disraeli had hoped, early in 1855, to be a leading member Of a Government formed vigorously to prosecute the Crimean War. Derby's timidity had deprived him Of that prospect, and had left to him and to the Conservative party apparently only the humiliating function Of sup porting their Opponents in carrying out a policy the burden Of which they had shrunk from shouldering themselves. This was a function most uncongenial to Disraeli's temper, and it is no wonder that his mind soon turned towards the possibilities of an honourable peace. His first tentative movements in this direction, While Sebas topol was intact, were decidedly premature, but in the autumn after its fall he seized the propitious occasion, and began, in the teeth Of a hostile public Opinion, a peace propaganda which eventually culminated in the Conference and Treaty Of Paris.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.