The spirited and measured memoir of Walter Bagehot, had he left one

Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) was a prominent English journalist, banker, and man of letters. For many years he was editor of "The Economist," and to this day the

In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reig

A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the