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While on a visit to the manufacturing towns of the north, aristocrat Charles Egremont encounters beautiful Sybil Gerard singing in the grounds of Marney Abbey. Graceful and angelic, Sybil Gerard is a symbol of religious purity. He also meets her father, a working-class radical, who tells him about the division of England into two nations: the rich and the poor. Moved by the episode, Egremont investigates the conditions of the working poor and witnesses the disturbing after-effects of the Industrial Revolution.

Benjamin Disraeli’s powerful, polemical story of love across the class divide Chosen by The Guardian as one of the best 100 novels of all time, Disraeli’s classic 1845 ‘condition-of-England’ novel exposes the inequality and exploitation endemic in 19th century Britain, and the vast gulf...

Enter the brilliant, restless world of Benjamin Disraeli: novelist, statesman, wit, and chronicler of ambition, power, faith, society, and the strange machinery of England itself.The Benjamin Disraeli Library presents his novels in full, restoring the splendour, intrigue, romance, and political imagination of one of the Victorian age’s most extraordinary voices. Here are ruined abbeys and rising factories, aristocrats and adventurers, prophets and politicians; an England divided, transformed, and forever conspiring.For those who suspect that society is a drama, politics a romance, and ...

Explore the intricate tapestry of social divides and political discourse in this podcast inspired by "Sybil, or the Two Nations." Delve into the profound implications of class struggle, wealth disparity, and the quest for justice as presented through a rotating collection of audiobooks that reflect the complexities of 19th-century England and beyond. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, inviting listeners to engage with narratives that illuminate the lives of the rich and the poor, and the societal dynamics that shape their worlds. This is not a single story but a series of unique ...

In 1875, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli purchased 44 percent of the Suez Canal’s stock from the bankrupt Egyptian Khedive. He did not consult Parliament, but rather, acted quickly to obtain relative control over this vital point in British trade routes. Disraeli delivered this speech to the House of Commons in 1876, explaining his decision. This choice was ultimately both popular and profitable, and it has been noted as one of Disraeli’s greatest acts as prime minister.

British statesman Benjamin Disraeli delivered this commanding speech in 1872. His imperialistic ideals informed his Conservative political platform as he advocated for maintaining the British Empire. He asked his audience if they were content to be a “comfortable England,” or if they preferred the glory of remaining “a great country - an imperial country - a country where your sons, when they rise, rise to paramount positions, and obtain not merely the esteem of their countrymen, but command the respect of the world.”

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government for forty years, twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Disraeli was well-known as a literary and social figure, though his novels are not generally regarded as part of the Victorian literary canon. Disraeli invented the political novel, of which Sybil and Vivian Grey are perhaps the best-known today.

In the heart of the Armine familys financial turmoil, young Ferdinand Armine faces a daunting predicament. Burdened by his grandfathers massive debts and his fathers inability to rectify the situation, Ferdinand finds himself in dire straits. With his meager income and mounting debts from his time in Malta, the only solution appears to be a strategic marriage to his cousin, Katherine, the heiress to their grandfathers fortune. While Katherine admires Ferdinand as much as their grandfather did, he sees the union as a necessity rather than a romance. Just as he resigns himself to a loveless ...

Coningsby marks the beginning of a trilogy of political novels penned by Disraeli in the 1840s, offering a profound glimpse into his perspectives on the political upheaval that followed the Whigs passage of the Great Reform Bill in 1832. While this novel primarily navigates the political landscape, its sequel, Sybil, or the Two Nations, delves into the pressing condition of England debate, highlighting the widening social and economic chasm between the affluent and the impoverished—a gap exacerbated, though not initiated, by the industrial revolution. Although Disraeli may not stand ...