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William Gladstone The Grand Old Man of nineteenthcentury politics wasPrime Minister four times. Throughout his life women including Queen Victoriawith whom he had a somewhat strained relationship she famously describinghim as a halfmad firebrand were of great importance to him. Because hedocumented his reaction to people and events copiously in his diary and manyletters we know a great deal about his attitudes towards them and theirreaction to him. Gladstones most notorious interest in women was his missionto rescue prostitutes which he pursued with great vigour and at enormousexpense over forty years spending many thousands of pounds in the process. Fewbelieved that his interest was wholly innocent and it was said that he mainlywanted to save the younger prettier ladies of the night. «
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