The Prime Minister

by Anthony Trollope · 1876

When the stalemate between Whigs and Tories finally yields a compromise, the steadfast yet obstinate Plantagenet Palliser is thrust into the highest office of the land. As Prime Minister, he discovers that the fragile coalition he leads is ill‑suited to enact real change, and his own rigid temperament only deepens the crisis. At home, his wife Glencora strives to bolster his position, even urging their daughter’s questionable suitor to seek a seat in Parliament, while scandal and personal turmoil threaten to tear the Palliser family apart. In this penultimate volume of Trollope’s sweeping Victorian saga, political intrigue, familial duty, and the relentless pursuit of respectability collide, setting the stage for a dramatic climax to the Palliser saga.