ABSTRACT
Lord Beaconsfield was twice Prime Minister of England and four times leader of the House of Commons, is fortunately not matter of contention. One of the most interesting subjects of the whole life is Mr. Disraeli's connection with the Young England movement. The famous speech at the Manchester Athenaeum, with Sybil and other documents, has naturally caused him—indeed, did naturally cause him at the time—to be regarded as a leader, if not the leader, of the whole movement. The reproach ought to be removed, and the addition of some halfdozen volumes to the Hughenden edition of the novels would remove it. The excellence of Mr. Disraeli separate phrases, of his epigrams, of his maxims of life, perhaps contrasts, and certainly has for the most part been thought to contrast, with the inequality and disappointingness of his works as wholes.
