Endymion mb-artist Kemsley_Newspapers Children of workmen in the

Children of workmen in the service of the City Steam Boat Company

Lead Singer

showing a street scene including a family group

Regent's Canal

Endymion mb-artist Kemsley_Newspapers Children of workmen in the'Endymion', 1880. Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, is the former Conservative Prime Minister. Now in opposition, he had used his free time to publish what would be his final novel, Endymion. In Greek mythology, Endymion is a beautiful young man loved by Selene, the Moon Goddess, who granted him eternal sleep so that he would remain forever young. In the early 1800s, Keats had published his epic poem, Endymion, which portrayed him as a 'brain sick