Its hero is a Scot, newly returned from India, who purchases a seat in a rotten borough. As a study of the corruption of the pre-reform parliament it is unsurpassed. This title presents a study of narrow-minded, humour-less fanaticism.
The Member has claims to be the first political novel in the English language and is a tour de force of wit, observation, and a devastating critique of political self-seeking.The Radical is a study of narrow-minded, humourless fanaticism. Galt's aim is to demonstrate the fragility of the existing order and the closeness of anarchy to the surface of society.
The Member has claims to be the first political novel in the English language and is a tour de force of wit, observation, and a devastating critique of political self-seeking.The Radical is a study of narrow-minded, humourless fanaticism. Galt's aim is to demonstrate the fragility of the existing order and the closeness of anarchy to the surface of society.