The Churchill Documents, Vol. 3

"This volume of The Churchill Documents covers the years 1901 to 1907. The second letter, which rightfully belongs in Volume 2, was only found after that volume had been printed. It contains Churchill's fullest recorded reflections on religion. The writings in Volume 3 mine a rich seam of correspondence, and include the first speech that Churchill made in the House of Commons. It examines his activities as a new Member of Parliament--his determination to fight for the maintenance of Free Trade within the Conservative Party and his failure to do so--culminating in his decision to leave the Conservative Party and join the opposition Liberal Party, for whom he helped fight a successful election. He was then brought into government as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. During this period he also wrote a two-volume biography of his father. In addition to the Churchill Papers--now at Churchill College, Cambridge--this volume contains letters from the archives of those to whom Churchill wrote, and from the archives of the publishing company that published his book Lord Randolph Churchill. It includes Churchill's letters to his mother, letters that range over every aspect of his pu