Prophets, Priests, And Kings

by Alfred George Gardiner

41 chapters10h 52mEnglish1914

About this book

These biographical essays of (mostly) British subjects were written in 1907-1908 for The Daily News newspaper and reflect their subjects as seen before the great cataclysm of World War I. Gardiner was a British newspaper editor, journalist, and author. His essays were and are highly regarded. - Summary by David Wales

Chapters (40)

1King Edward VII

1215

2George Bernard Shaw

1126

3Arthur James Balfour

1121

4John Singer Sargent

936

5George Meredith

923

6The Premier (Herbert Henry Asquith)

1143

7The Kaiser (Wilhelm II)

1049

8Sir Edward Grey

1000

9James Keir Hardie

790

10Lord Northcliffe (Alfred Charles William Harmsworth)

1140

11Dr. Clifford (John Clifford)

985

12John Redmond

887

13Florence Nightingale

880

14The Primate (Randall Thomas Davidson)

875

15David Lloyd George

1021

16Mrs. Pankhurst (Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden)

951

17Lord Morley Of Blackburn (John Morley)

1222

18Rufus Isaacs, K.C.

801

19The Bishop Of London (Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram)

758

20Prince Bulow

992

21Lord Rosebery (Archibald Philip Primrose)

916

22General Booth

993

23Lord Loreburn (Robert Threshie Reid)

876

24Thomas Hardy

1013

25Henry Chaplin

951

26Lord Curzon (George Nathaniel Curzon)

828

27Winston Churchill

1159

28The Rev. R.J. Campbell

799

29The Speaker {James William Lowther}

826

30Herbert Samuel

814

31The Tsar (Nicholas II)

1174

32Dr. Horton

840

33Philip Snowdon

684

34Robert Burdon Haldane

998

35John Burns

1065

36William Jennings Bryan

1079

37Lewis Harcourt

934

38Augustine Birrell, K.C.

1045

39Rudyard Kipling

890

40Gilbert K. Chesterton

1317

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