Endymion

by Benjamin Disraeli

"Endymion" by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli is a novel published in 1880. Set between 1819 and 1859, it follows the Ferrars siblings after their father's political ruin and suicide devastate their family. Young Endymion begins as a humble government clerk while his sister Myra becomes companion to a wealthy banker's family. Through ambition, strategic alliances, and advantageous marriages, they navigate the treacherous world of Whig politics. The story traces Endymion's remarkable ascent from obscurity toward the highest reaches of political power in Victorian England.