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Sybil or The Two Nations - Benjamin Disraeli (1845) Summary
Book 338: Sybil or The Two Nations - Benjamin Disraeli (1845)
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Book at a glance: Sybil, or The Two Nations is a novel written by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1845. Set in early Victorian England, during the rise of industrialization, the novel examines the profound social and economic divisions between the wealthy aristocracy and the impoverished working class. Disraeli, a prominent political figure who would later become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, uses Sybil to critique the consequences of industrial capitalism and the alienation of the working classes from the…
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