![]() ![]() Read moreĬover.jpg EMINENT VICTORIANS By LYTTON STRACHEY Yet it is this tone that gives the work its texture and energy-a truly artistic work of biography from one of the most modern minds of the early 20th century. ![]() His attribution of a realist psychology to his characters left many unnerved. Many found his treatment of his subjects to be offensive and unduly critical. His inventive form of biography was not greeted with total acclaim. The book was a popular and commercial success, establishing Strachey’s writing career. “Eminent Victorians” looks at the Catholic leader Cardinal Manning, the author and nurse Florence Nightingale, the Catholic reformer Thomas Arnold, and the British Army officer Charles George Gordon. This 1918 work is noted for its irreverent sense of realism toward generally celebrated individuals. ![]() Considered a masterpiece of biographical writing, “Eminent Victorians” examines the lives of four important figures representative of the Victorian era. Lytton Strachey was a founder of the famed Bloomsbury Group, an influential group of intellectuals and writers in wartime England. ![]()
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