Subject: Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century (Keywords)

A detective story featuring death, intrigue and adventure in pre-Victorian London. A Bow Street Runner & crook, Pyke falls under suspicion after a series of murders, & finds himself a prisoner in the Newgate prison. It moves from the violent world of 1800s Belfast to the top levels of Machiavelli...

Phineas, a young barrister, catches the eye of Lord Tulla and is elected to Parliament for the family seat of Loughshane. He wins friends on all sides and is admitted to high society where he falls in love, but his lady must marry another.

Peel was a politician born and bred - his father was the MP for Tamworth, and he entered the Commons aged just 21. In this biography, former minister Douglas Hurd explores the life and achievements of one of the great British prime ministers.