William Ewart Gladstone. The Heart and Soul of a Statesman, Hardback/***

Today William Gladstone is known as a great Victorian statesman whose father was a slave owner and who tried to rescue prostitutes. In this biography, Michael Wheeler focuses on his complex and often troubled spiritual life, and on his earnest attempts to follow the precepts of Christianity in both the public realm and in private philanthropy. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Michael (Visiting Professor of English, Visiting Professor of English, University of Southampton) Wheeler Illustration(s): 0 Number of pages: 240 Collection: Spiritual Lives Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 137 x 204 x 24 Cover type: Hardback