Physical description

311 p. : dark green cover, title and author's name spine embossed in gold on spine. Front cover embossed in black. Text on cover: 'The Works of B. Disraeli'. Novel is in seven parts. Includes preface to an edition published in 1848 (?could be 1843).

Publication type

fiction

Summary

Contarini Fleming is the son of a British nobleman and his Venetian wife. It recounts the psychological development and struggles of a young man gifted with a poetic temperament, and his search for self-realisation throughout his life. The book is regarded as Disraeli's most autobiographical work.