The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli 1818-1851

1818-1851

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Edited by Charles Richmond and Paul Smith

Cambridge University Press

Due/Published November 1998, 222 pages, cloth

ISBN 0521497299

Benjamin Disraeli remains a commanding figure in the history and ideology of the British Conservative party, and a remarkable example of ascent to high office from outside the traditional elite. This is the first book to bring together specialists in history, literary studies and psychiatry to show how he successfully fashioned his personality in the formative years up to his emergence as Conservative leader in the House of Commons.