The Gladstone Diaries

The Gladstone Diaries Volume 8: July 1871-December 1874

The last two volumes of Gladstone's diary cover the years 1887-1896, and reveal a remarkably vigorous octogenarian. Gladstone was 84 when he stepped down as Prime Minister for the last time, but his life-style made few concessions to his age. His vast diary, together with a wealth of personal and official documentation, in H.C.G. Matthew's acclaimed edition forms a monument to one of the greatest statesmen of modern history.

H.C.G. Matthew's acclaimed edition of Gladstone's diaries, correspondence, and other papers now culminates in this volume which contains comprehensive indexes to the entire edition. The Index of Persons (with a separate listing of the major dramatis personae), Subject Index, and Index of Gladstone's Reading form an invaluable reference tool and ancillary volume to a magisterial work of scholarship.