Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century

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Gladstone the Apostle of Liberalism in England

Sterling Character of the Man--His Steady Progress to Power--Becomes Prime Minister--Home and Foreign Affairs Under His Administration--His Long Contest With Disraeli--Early Conservatism Later Liberalism--Home Rule Champion--Result of Gladstone's Labors 243