Victorian views of Conservative and Liberal

Plus the divine equality that was here and gone

Victorian author Anthony Trollope was a keen observer of British politics as shown in his six-volume Palliser series which he considered “the best work of my life.” Of its main character he said, “I think Plantagenet Palliser stands more firmly on the ground than any other personage I have created.”

In chapter LXVIII of his fifth book in this series The …