The byronic youth -- The first fall -- Eastern odyssey -- The first steps -- Dreams of fair women -- Roundabouts and swings -- Mary anne -- A rising talent -- Young england -- Peel's adversary -- Emotional undercurrents -- The mystery man -- The jew and the jockey -- Public affairs and private friendships -- The restless fifties -- A time for reflection -- Disraeli v gladstone -- The top of the greasy pole -- Success and sorrow -- Power and the affections -- To the elysian fields -- The road to Berlin -- The last defeat -- The twilight of existence

1. Disraeli
2. Benjamin
3. 1804-1881
4. Great Britain -- History -- Victoria
5. 1837-1901
6. Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography