Gimson's Prime Ministers

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<p><b>A<i>SUNDAY TIMES</i>BESTSELLER</b> <b></b> <b>A concise, sharp-witted and illuminating account of the lives of Britains prime ministers from Walpole to May, illustrated by Martin Rowson.</b></p><p>For the reader who has heard of such giants as Gladstone and Disraeli, and has drunk in a pub called the Palmerston, but has only the haziest idea of who these people were,<b><i>Gimsons Prime Ministers</i>offers a short account of them all which can be read for pleasure, and not just for edification</b>. With Gimsons wonderful prose once again<b>complemented by Martin Rowsons inimitable illustrations</b>, this lively and entertaining<b>aide-memoire and work of satirical genius</b>brings our parliamentary history to life as never before.</p>

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<b>Andrew Gimson</b>is the author of<i>Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson</i>, published by Simon&Schuster in 2006 and described as brilliant, scintillating and an effervescent delight. He writes for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, and is a contributing editor to ConservativeHome.com. He lives in London.

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