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Eminent Victorians

Eminent Victorians

Strachey, Lytton

Paperback

Historical FiguresLetters & EssaysGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1498044980
ISBN13: 9781498044981
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Published: Mar 30 2014
Pages: 354
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Eminent Victorians is a book written by Lytton Strachey, published in 1918. The book is a collection of four biographical essays, each focusing on a different figure from the Victorian era: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon. Strachey's approach to biography was unconventional for the time, as he sought to debunk the myth of the great men of history and instead present them as flawed and human. He was critical of the Victorian era and its values, and his portraits of his subjects reflect this. In the first essay, Strachey examines the life of Cardinal Manning, a prominent figure in the Catholic Church who converted from Anglicanism. Strachey portrays Manning as a Machiavellian figure who used his charisma and political savvy to rise to power. The second essay focuses on Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Strachey challenges the popular image of Nightingale as a selfless and saintly figure, instead portraying her as a driven and sometimes ruthless woman who used her position to advance her own interests. The third essay is about Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School and a prominent educator. Strachey criticizes Arnold's educational philosophy, which he sees as authoritarian and narrow-minded. The final essay is about General Gordon, a British military hero who died defending the city of Khartoum during the Mahdist War. Strachey portrays Gordon as a romantic figure who was ultimately undone by his own idealism. Eminent Victorians was a groundbreaking work of biography that challenged the conventions of the genre and offered a new perspective on the Victorian era. It remains a classic of English literature and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the period.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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