{"product_id":"the-young-melbourne-lord-m-9781509854929","title":"The Young Melbourne \u0026 Lord M","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Cecil\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern Library's 100th best non-fiction book of all time, and John F. Kennedy's favourite book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful biography of the life of Lord Melbourne - Queen Victoria's Prime Minister and devoted mentor, and one of England's most controversial statesmen - whose turbulent marriage to Lady Caroline Lamb was one of the greatest scandals of the era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming, curious and altogether idiosyncratic figure, Melbourne is the perfect subject for a biography and David Cecil - with his elegant, thoughtful style and perfect scholarship - was his ideal biographer. The resulting work is a true classic of the genre and remains the most important and comprehensive account of Britain's most beguiling and individual Prime Minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains the entirety of David Cecil's two seminal biographies of Lord Melbourne -\u003ci\u003e The Young Melbourne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLord M \u003c\/i\u003e- in one definitive book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superb work of art\" - Harold Nicholson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A historian of the heart\" - L. P. Hartley\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411281338519,"sku":"9781509854929","price":1684.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781509854929.webp?v=1767106097","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-young-melbourne-lord-m-9781509854929","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}