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Eminent Victorians

Eminent Victorians

by Strachey, Lytton, 1880-1932

BookID: 2447

Language:English

Contents:Cardinal Manning -- Florence Nightingale -- Dr. Arnold -- The end of General Gordon

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- BiographyManning, Henry Edward, 1808-1892Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

Description

"Eminent Victorians" by Lytton Strachey is a biographical work published in 1918. It examines four prominent figures from the Victorian era: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Charles Gordon. Strachey challenged the heroic reputations of his subjects with irreverence and wit, revealing hidden intrigues, personal flaws, and questionable legacies. The book revolutionized biographical writing by replacing traditional hagiography with penetrating psychological insight, ultimately dismantling Victorian pretensions to moral superiority and reshaping how readers viewed their recent past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

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