Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey

Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey

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Lytton Strachey's classic "Eminent Victorians" was an assault on the Victorian age and its values, and a masterly hatchet job on four key figures of the age: Cardinal Manning, Dr Arnold of Rugby, Florence Nightingale and General Gordon. The text is printed here with critical afterwords by scholars.

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Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey

Lytton Strachey's classic work "Eminent Victorians" was an assault on the Victorian age and its values. In choosing four key figures, Cardinal Manning, Dr Arnold of Rugby, Florence Nightingale and General Gordon, Strachey conducted a masterly hatchet job on four key representatives of their age. His book was an instant bestseller and has been in print ever since. But now the mood has changed. Victorian studies are booming. Scholars are looking again at the Victorian age and are reassessing some of its more notable figures. The text of "Eminent Victorians" is printed here in its integrity with new critical afterwords by scholars, demonstrating how lopsided was Strachey's judgement and representing his subjects in fresh light.
Frances Partridge, Paul Levy, David Newsome, Mark Bostridge, John Pollock, Terence Copley are all authorities in the area.
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ISBN 13 9780826459640
ISBN 10 0826459641
Title Eminent Victorians
Author Lytton Strachey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2004-12-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.