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Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey

Eminent Victorians

Lytton Strachey

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · November 1, 2012

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Who it’s for
Strachey’s sharp wit makes four Victorian icons feel startlingly human.
Genres
Victorian Britain (1837-1901), Lives in History, Writers' Lives
Published
Start Publishing LLC, November 1, 2012

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About this book

When Lytton Strachey published Emininent Victorians, he took the general perception of the Victorian age among English-speaking readers and turned it upside-down. Four of the most eminent and idealized heroic figures of the Victorian age came under his witty and unsparing gaze and emerged, astonishingly enough, as human beings.

Heroes, Reconsidered

Strachey’s sharp wit makes four Victorian icons feel startlingly human.

Come here for

  • Witty, unsparing looks at Victorian heroes
  • A fresh angle on idealized historical figures

Expect

  • Four portraits that unsettle heroic reputations
  • A lively, skeptical take on Victorian ideals

Where it sits

Victorian Britain (1837-1901)67%
Lives in History54%
Writers' Lives39%

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Publisher categories

  • Biography & Memoir
Authors
Lytton Strachey
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
November 1, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Biography & Memoir