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There has been some delay in the preparation of this book, due partly to the failure of my eyesight, which has, for all practical purposes, incapacitated me from reading and writing, and partly to the War, which fastened men's minds on other things and necessarily modified the... Read Full Overview

There has been some delay in the preparation of this book, due partly to the failure of my eyesight, which has, for all practical purposes, incapacitated me from reading and writing, and partly to the War, which fastened men's minds on other things and necessarily modified the... Read Full Overview

This book is a biography of George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, a British politician who served in various high-level positions in the government during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including as Viceroy of India. Wolf's detailed account of Ripon's life provides... Read Full Overview