WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER

The Spectator | October 2, 2004| | Copyright

A prodigy of a politician WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER by William Hague HarperCollins, £25, pp. 652, ISBN 0007147198 £23 (plus £2.25 p&p) 0870 800 4848

William Pitt the Younger always was the politician's politician: an MP at 21, prime minister at 24 and dead at 46, with only two years out of office in between. Pitt dominated British politics for his entire adult life. He lived for the House of Commons and for the daily grind of government service. He was the greatest political orator of his day. Yet he had few recreations, and virtually no experience of the world. His friendships were ...

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