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First published in 1918, this work revolutionized modern biography with its slightly caricatured, witty descriptions of four eminent Victorians, Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr Arnold and General Gordon. Lytton Strachey removed the Victorian heroes from their pedestals, revealing them as flawed and sometimes unattractive human beings. Strachey chose four complementary characters and through them explored the dynamics of the Victorian era. All four were deeply religious, channelling keen personal ambition through ideals of service and duty. All four had become figures of popular veneration, whose legends highlighted the prejudices, hopes and follies of the Victorians. This new edition is enhanced by colour and black and white illustrations.
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Paul Levy, editor of Strachey`s correspondence, writes the introduction and the book carries a foreword by the last of the great Bloomsbury Group, Frances Partridge.'
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0747502188
- ISBN 13 9780747502180
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages182
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Thus. 'First published in [it] revolutionized modern biography. Lytton Strachey's barbed prose removed the Victorians from their pedasals, reveadlng them as flawed ans sometime sunattreactive human beings. . The lives of Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr Arnold and General Gordon provided Strachey with rich material from which to shape his elegant, sceptical essays. The many illustrations in this new edition . have been chosen to complement a text which remains as fresh, funny and enjoyable as when it was first written." 192p. Book. Seller Inventory # 038197
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