Disraeli was educated at Lincoln's Inn and published his first novel, Vivian Gray, in 1824. In spite of his long and illustrious political career, Disraeli wrote many novels including The Young Duke (1831), Contarini Fleming (1832), Alroy (1833, Ixion in Heaven (1833), The Infernal Marriage (1834), The Rise of Iskander (1834), Henrietta Temple (1837), Coningsby (1844), Sybil (1845), Lothair (1870) and Endymion (1880). He entered Parliament in 1837, was leader of the opposition in 1848, chancellor of the exchequer in 1852, 1858 and again in 1865. He was elected to prime minister in 1868, but resigned later that year when the Liberals won the election. Returned as prime minister in 1874, he served in that post until 1880. Awarded a peerage in 1876, Disraeli took the title of the first earl of Beaconsfield.Disraeli also wrote much non-fiction including biographies and political history. |
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