Henrietta Temple, by the author of 'Vivian Grey'. (Primrose ed.).

Henrietta Temple was first published in 1837 during a period when Benjamin Disraeli was balancing his early literary career with his burgeoning ambitions in British politics. The novel, a passionate romance, emerged following the success of his previous work, Vivian Grey, and was written during a time of personal financial distress for the author. It is widely considered one of his most sincere and autobiographical efforts, drawing deeply on his own tumultuous emotional life rather than the political satire that characterized much of his other fiction.

The Primrose edition represents a later effort to repackage Disraeli's bibliography for a broader reading public, often appearing in the late 19th or early 20th century as part of affordable library series. These editions aimed to cement Disraeli’s status as a classic Victorian novelist, presenting his works with modest, uniform bindings that catered to the domestic bookshelves of the era. While critics of the time frequently remarked on the dramatic, almost operatic nature of the prose, the edition served to keep the text accessible to readers long after the author had achieved his ultimate political goal of becoming Prime Minister.