Which Victorian Prime Minister, author of the novel Sybil, kept a close friendship with Queen Victoria?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Benjamin Disraeli
- Step 1: Sybil; or, The Two Nations (1845) reveals Peel's betrayal over the Corn Laws. "He maintained a close friendship with Queen Victoria who, in 1876, elevated him to the peerage as Earl of Beaconsfield." Answer: Benjamin Disraeli. Why not the others: Lord Melbourne: He was a different Prime Minister, not the author of Sybil. Lord Salisbury: He was a different Prime Minister, not the author of Sybil. William Gladstone: He was a different Prime Minister, not the author of Sybil.
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