- Fiction, Plantagenet Palliser (Fictitious character), Prime ministers, Social life and customs
*The Palliser Novels*, book 5: *The Prime Minister*
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Anthony Trollope
- First published
- 1876
- Pages
- 547
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Classic Books, CSP Classic Texts
- Editions
- 95
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781870587150
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