Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian [Original retail ed.] 0393609197, 978-0393609196

The definitive biography of one of the most brilliant and influential financial minds—banker, essayist, and editor of th

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English Pages 368 Year 23 July 2019

Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian [Original retail ed.]
0393609197, 978-0393609196

Commentary
“James Grant is one of the most influential contemporary commentators on Wall Street....In Grant’s hands, Bagehot’s life and career provide a superb prism through which to observe the extraordinary revolution in the British economy in the 19th century.” - Simon Nixon, The Times (London)

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