'His strange journey is well described in this impressive book.' -- BBC History 20050601 'McKinstry...has produced a first-class biography, scholarly, analytical, judicious and always interesting.' -- Herald 20050521 '(A) fascinating account of one of Britain's most perplexing leaders.' -- Belfast Telegraph 20050521 'This is an authoritative and original biography which is also a riveting read.' -- Spectator 20050521 'A strong, compelling narrative which displays a sensitive understanding of Rosebery as well as his political times.' -- Tribune, Robert Taylor 20050521 'McKinstry guides us skilfully through the labyrinthine political controversies of the late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.' -- The Tablet, David Goodall. 20050521 'This biography takes in all the political lions of the late Victorian age and meticulously inspects their paws.' -- Country Life, Rory Knight Bruce 20050521 'McKinstry is both careful and enlightening ... As well as being meticulously researched, the book is beautifully written and has tremendous pace.' -- Literary Review 20050501 'This is a superb political biography' -- Spectator 20050521 'This is an absolutely wonderful biography' -- London Evening Standard 20050516 'This book is hard to put down. Leo McKinstry has painted a fascinating portrait of a glamorous but tortured politician' -- Irish News, Anthony Looch 20050516 'This long overdue biography brings to life a quarrelsome, arrogant and, now, largely forgotten figure. Bolstered by a wealth of new archival material, this outstanding book was worth the wait.' -- Western Daily Press (Bristol/Late City Edition) 20050516 'McKinstry's study has illuminated Rosebery's career' -- History Today 20050509 'McKinstry's study has illuminated Rosebery's career' -- History Today 20050901 'I do not expect to read a more enjoyable or more thoughtful political biography for a long time to come' -- London Review of Books 20050922 'I like biographies of obscure prime ministers and strongly commend Rosebery"' -- Ferdinand Mount, TLS 20051202 'Stunning ... As well as being meticulously researched, it is beautifully written and has tremendous pace' -- Literary Review 'Absorbing ... McKinstry has here proved himself to be a first-class historical biographer' -- Mail on Sunday 20050529 'With masterly skill and sympathy, Leo McKinstry resurrects him as the Hamlet of late Victorian England' -- Daily Mail 20050529 An authoritative and original biography which is also a riveting read' -- Spectator 20050529 'Superbly well-researched and well-written ...A truly first-class addition to the genre of Prime Ministerial biography' -- Sunday Telegraph 20050529 'An absolutely wonderful biography ... gripping and entertaining' -- Evening Standard 20050529 'A first class biography, scholarly, judicious and always interesting' -- Glasgow Herald 20050529 'Remarkable' -- Country Life 20050529 'Judicious, well-researched and engrossing' -- Sunday Times 20050529 'This is undoubtably the definitive biography of Rosebery. Written with elegance, clarity and well-judged colour' -- Jonathan Parry, Times Literary Supplement 20051007 'It does a wonderful job of conjuring up the lost world of late Victorian politics' -- Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph 20051203 'Admirable biography of a paradoxical figure whose tenure at No 10 was a disaster' -- Jeremy Lewis, Sunday Times 20051204