Description: The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, by his brother Leslie Stephen (1895) is the biography of one eminent Victorian by another.This is the only modern edition available.
Review Quotes: "The book is indeed âa narrative that embraces legal history, the government of India, the Victorian press, the crisis of religious faith..."paradise lost" of political liberalism...' and much more. A treasure trove of fact, anecdote and analysis, it provides illuminating insights into the intellectual ferment that characterised the Victorian age. For lawyers and non-lawyers alike, it is a fascinating read."--Phillip Taylor, 'A narrative that embraces legal history' the biography of an eminent Victorian jurist by his brother, Leslie Stephen.