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Eminent Victorians (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

by Lytton Strachey

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Synopsis:

In this biography, Strachey exposes the self-seeking ambitions of Cardinal Manning and the manipulative, neurotic Florence Nightingale; and in his essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon, he looks at the public-school system and the whole structure of 19th-century liberal values.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140183504
Other:
Holroyd, Michael
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Introduction:
Holroyd, Michael
Author:
Strachey, Lytton
Author:
Holroyd, Michael
Subject:
General
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - British
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901.
Series:
Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
Publication Date:
July 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
7.76x5.07x.71 in. .44 lbs.

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