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  • Queen Victoria

    In the book, Strachey portrays Victoria as a complex and flawed figure, challenging the popular image of the queen as a paragon of virtue and propriety. Strachey explores Victoria's early life, her ascension to the throne, and her long and eventful reign, delving into her personal relationships, political beliefs, and cultural attitudes.The author also examines the wider historical and cultural ... Read more

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  • Queen Victoria

    Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. She adopted the additional title of Empress of India on 1 May 1876. ... Read more

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  • Elizabeth and Essex

    "Elizabeth and Essex", biography of Elizabeth I, queen of England, was written by Lytton Strachey in 1928. In the novel, the author illuminates, in spellbinding prose, one of the most poignant affairs in history alongside the glamour and intrigue of the Elizabethan era.One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Queen Victoria

    Narrated by Kate Reading ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 42 min

    “The girl, the wife, the aged woman, were the same: vitality, conscientiousness, pride, and simplicity were hers to the latest hour.”A remarkably fresh and engaging account of Britain’s long-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne at eighteen, in 1837, and died in 1901. Lytton Strachey captures her essential spirit in concise and elegant prose, with an eye and an ear keenly ... Read more

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  • Queen Victoria

    The publication of Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians in 1918 was a tremendous success. In it, Strachey looked at four iconic figures of the Victorian Age and punctured the hagiographical illusions surrounding them. It seems only fitting that he should follow up in 1921 with a similarly unsentimental but fair biography of the person at the pinnacle of that era, Queen Victoria herself.Thoroughly ... Read more

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  • Eminent Victorians

    "Eminent Victorians" is a biographical work by Lytton Strachey, published in 1918. The book is a collection of four biographies of notable figures from the Victorian era: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon.Rather than presenting these individuals as flawless heroes, Strachey's biographies are critical and irreverent, challenging many of the assumptions and ... Read more

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  • Queen Victoria

    Lytton Strachey´s "Queen Victoria", appeared in 1921, is the definitive biography of Britain’s greatest monarch, who “was hailed at once as the mother of her people and as the embodied symbol of their imperial greatness.”Originally written for an adult audience, "Queen Victoria" is readily accessible to young adult readers. At slightly more than three hundred pages, it is relatively brief, but the ... Read more

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  • The Complete Collection of Lytton Strachey: Academic Works and Biographies. Illustrated

    Elizabeth and Essex, Queen Victoria, Portraits in Miniature, Eminent Victorians, and Others

    The Complete Collection of Lytton Strachey: Academic Works and Biographies is a compelling and elegantly illustrated volume that brings together the most influential writings of one of the pioneers of modern biography. This collection includes Strachey’s celebrated works such as Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History, Queen Victoria, Portraits in Miniature, Eminent Victorians, and many other essays ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Eminent Victorians

    Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 46 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Eminent Victorians is a book by Lytton Strachey (one of the older members of the Bloomsbury Group), first published in 1918, and consisting of biographies of four leading figures from the Victorian era. Its fame rests on the irreverence and wit Strachey brought to bear on three men and a woman who had, until then, been regarded as heroes: Cardinal ... Read more

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  • Eminent Victorians

    Cardinal Manning - Florence Nightingale - Dr. Arnold - General Gordon

    ‘Eminent Victorians’ was first published in 1918 and consists of biographies of four leading figures from the Victorian era. Its fame rests on the irreverence and wit Strachey brought to bear on three men and a woman who had until then been regarded as heroes and heroine. They were: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon. The book made Strachey's name and placed ... Read more

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  • Elizabeth And Essex

    Elizabeth And Essex by Lytton Strachey is a historical biography that delves into the complex relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Strachey masterfully brings to life the captivating drama of their tumultuous love affair and political conflicts during the Elizabethan era. With meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Strachey offers a ... Read more

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  • Eminent Victorians

    Eminent Victorians consists of four short biographies by Lytton Strachey of Victorians who were famous in their day: Cardinal Manning, a powerful cleric; Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing; Thomas Arnold, creator of the modern-day English public school; and General Gordon, a popular officer of the British Army.In Strachey's day, these people were considered heroes and paragons of ... Read more

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