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Lytton Strachey

Born

in London, England, The United Kingdom

March 01, 1880

Died

January 21, 1932

Genre

Nonfiction

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Giles Lytton Strachey was a British writer and critic. He is best known for establishing a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. His 1921 biography Queen Victoria was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

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	Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey, John Sutherland (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 2,472 ratings — published 1918 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Victoria 3.78 avg rating — 1,981 ratings — published 1921 — 537 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth and Essex 3.76 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 1928 — 131 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Biography of Florence Nightingale by Lytton Strachey, R.N. Kessler (Introduction) 3.77 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1918 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letters of Lytton Strachey by Lytton Strachey, Paul Levy (Editor), Penelope Marcus 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ermyntrude and Esmeralda: A Naughty Novella by Lytton Strachey, Erté (Illustrator) 3.18 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1969 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lytton Strachey by himself;: A self-portrait by Lytton Strachey, Michael Holroyd 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biographical Essays really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1948 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfiles críticos really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1928	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Works of Lytton Strachey 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A writer’s promise is like a tiger’s smile”
― Lytton Strachey

tags: writers, writing

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“It is probably always disastrous not to be a poet.”
― Giles Lytton Strachey, Elizabeth and Essex

tags: hyperbole, poetry

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“As usual, it struck me that letters were the only really satisfactory form of literature. They give one the facts so amazingly, don't they? I felt when I got to the end that I'd lived for years in that set. But oh dearie me I am glad that I'm not in it!”
― Giles Lytton Strachey, The Letters of Lytton Strachey

tags: letter, letters, literature

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