Disraeli Novel Exceeds Expectations Yet Disappoints
A lengthy critique argues Disraeli’s Lothair shows his vast wit and social sketches but fails to deliver the political satire fans expected. The work’s strength lies in character portraits, settings, and vivid scenes like the midnight mass at Vaux House, Rome, and Jerusalem, with limited focus on contemporary politics.
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Mr. Disraeli
Disraeli
Adullam
Oxford
Gatirige
Vivian Grey
Coningsby
House of Commons
Godii Smith
Daga
Tey
Europe
Rome
Mentana
Napoleon
Monsignore Berwick
Paris
Mary Anne
Republic
Captain Rock
Rory
the Hills
France
Louis Napoleon
Church of Rome
Murphy
Cardinal Grandison
Berwick and
Catesby
Lothair
Lord St. Jerome
Entana
St. Jeromes
England
Clare Arundel
Church of
Ome
Theodora
Papacy
Corisane
Vaux House