This book provides unique insights into the parliamentary experiences of MPs by using questionnaires completed by all those who had been elected to the House of Commons from 1885-1918.

• Analyses and summarises the questionnaire created by Josiah Wedgwood MP, the main initiator of the History of Parliament project
• Includes the surprisingly truthful and informative answers about their subjects’ political and parliamentary careers
• Also contains Wedgwood’s often sharply observed biographies (reproduced in an appendix), and provides fascinating insights into a crucial period for the House of Commons