Project Gutenberg 2017-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 182 Sichel, Walter 1855 1933 Sichel, Walter Sydney 05004454 Disraeli: A Study in Personality and Ideas E-text prepared by Clarity, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Disraeli: A Study in Personality and Ideas" by Walter Sichel is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the complex personality and significant ideas of Benjamin Disraeli, exploring his influence on British politics and society in the 19th century. It appears to focus on themes related to imagination in governance, the role of personality in politics, and Disraeli's unique contributions to political thought, illustrating how his personal experiences and literary background shaped his political strategies. The opening of the work introduces the essential theme of the role of imagination in governance, positing that true statesmanship cannot thrive without this quality. Sichel argues that Disraeli's imaginative capacity allowed him to connect with the emotions of the public and craft policies that resonated with their passions. The text emphasizes that Disraeli’s approach diverged from utilitarian views prevalent in his time, suggesting that he advocated for a political vision that balanced reason with a deeper emotional engagement with the populace. This sets the stage for a nuanced examination of Disraeli’s personality and political ideology throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: Politics 994767 2025-06-21T12:38:48.543491 text/html 935767 2024-10-23T01:36:54 text/html 819343 2025-06-21T12:39:04.662426 application/epub+zip 826602 2025-06-21T12:38:51.733463 application/epub+zip 451183 2025-06-21T12:38:50.126550 application/epub+zip 1087013 2025-06-21T12:39:13.837391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1008794 2025-06-21T12:39:03.093516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634472 2022-09-24T14:30:36.365894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810448 2025-06-21T12:38:46.304507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 790458 2024-10-23T01:36:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16306 2025-06-21T12:39:14.026526 application/rdf+xml 11676 2025-06-21T12:38:50.341471 image/jpeg 1850 2025-06-21T12:38:50.233465 image/jpeg 777284 2025-06-21T12:38:48.636476 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia