Morua A. Life of Disraeli . Roman: Per. with Fr. C. Lopasheva . - M. : Politizdat, 1991. — 254 s. — Format 84x108/32. Circulation 100,000 copies. Price 3 p. — ISBN 5-250-01474-7 . The novel by the famous French writer Andre Maurois (1885-1867) is dedicated to the life of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) - an outstanding statesman of Victorian England. Starting with a passion for romanticism and Byron, writing several sensational novels, Disraeli, with the help of friends and women, made a brilliant parliamentary career, moved to the forefront in the conservative party. He served twice as Prime Minister.. His name is associated with the acquisition of shares of the Suez Canal, the success of English politics at the Berlin Congress of 1878, the war with Afghanistan. The Conservative Party honors Disraeli as one of the founders of the British Empire.[citation needed]