Retrospect: An Unfinished Autobiography 1848-1886 is a memoir written by Arthur James Balfour, the First Earl of Balfour, a prominent British politician and statesman. The book covers the period from Balfour's birth in 1848 to 1886, when he was serving as a Member of Parliament. Balfour was a member of the Conservative Party and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. In Retrospect, he provides a personal account of his life...