Author: Chamberlain, Sir Austen
Title: Politics From Inside - An Epistolary Chronicle 1906 - 1914
Description: Cassell & Co, 1936, 2nd impression. Cloth, G. 676pp, photogravure frontis, index, both hinges crudely repaired ( at the gutter between the half title & frontis & to the index ) with fabric tape which although unslightly has done the job admirably, cloth bright with a little bumping to the corners & a small split to the cloth at the base of the spine. endpapers yellowed & fore edges foxed. Thanks to the tape a solid reading copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ An account of Sir Austen Chamberlain's time as one of the few remaining Liberal Unionists after the disasterous 1906 General Election which saw many of the Conservative & Liberal Unionisst MPs ousted from their seats. The account takes the form of letters which Chamberlain wrote home, so that his father, Joseph Chamberlain, who had recently retired from politics due to ill health, could be kept abreast of the political scene. It was through his son that the stricken elder Chamberlain tried to prolong his Parimentary career, particularly in regard to Tariff Reform.

Keywords: hitory, british history, politics, tariff reform, british politics