Sybil or the Two Nations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161454994)

Sybil Or The Two Nations is a novel written by Benjamin Disraeli, first published in 1845. The book is set in the early Victorian era and explores the social and economic divide between the wealthy aristocracy and the working-class poor. The story follows the lives of two main characters, Charles Egremont, a young aristocrat, and Sybil Gerard, a poor girl from the working-class. Egremont is sent to the North of England to investigate the conditions of the working-class, where he meets Sybil and her father, a leader of the Chartist movement. The Chartist movement was a working-class movement that aimed to gain political rights and representation for the working-class. The novel portrays the struggles and hardships faced by the working-class and the stark contrast between their lives and those of the wealthy aristocracy. Disraeli uses the novel to criticize the social and economic system of his time and to call for social and political reform. The book is considered a classic of Victorian literature and an important work in the history of social and political thought.Notwithstanding the confidence of Lady St Julians, and her unrivalled information, the health of the king did not improve: but still it was the hay fever, only the hay fever. An admission had been allowed to creep into the Court Circular, that ""his majesty has been slightly indisposed within the last few days;"" but then it was soon followed by a very positive assurance, that his majesty's favourite and long-matured resolution to give a state banquet to the knights of the four orders, was immediately to be carried into effect.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Benjamim Disraeli
ISBN-10: 1161454993
ISBN-13: 9781161454994
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.94d