Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10: European Leaders

AUTHORITIES

There is no exhaustive or satisfactory work on Gladstone which has yet been written. The reader must confine himself at present to the popular sketches, which are called biographies, of Gladstone, of Disraeli, of Palmerston, of Peel, and other English statesmen. He may consult with profit the Reviews of the last twenty-five years in reference to English political affairs. For technical facts one must consult the Annual Register. The time has not yet come for an impartial review of the great actors in this generation on the political stage of either Europe or America.

1

A quarter of a gross ton.

2

"The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain."

3

Bismarck died July 30, 1898, mourned by his nation, his obsequies honored by the Emperor.

4

This was written by Dr. Lord in 1891. Gladstone died in 1898.

5

Mr. Gladstone died May 19, 1898. Perhaps at once the most intimate and comprehensive account of him is "The Story of Gladstone's Life," by Justin McCarthy.