Eminent Victorians

Written by Lytton Strachey

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Eminent Victorians, Lytton Strachey’s wonderfully witty and Wildean quartet of biographies, stands out as one of the most radical and groundbreaking works of its genre. With relentless precision, Strachey explores the lives of four exemplars of the Victorian age: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold and General Gordon, irreverently bringing to light the flaws, strengths, ambitions and hypocrisies of these treasured legends. The combination of thrilling and imaginative narratives with Strachey’s ironic reckoning shocked many contemporary readers of the time, and even altered the course of biography, making a powerful case for its elevation to high art.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
• Release date: Aug 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781781983348

Lytton Strachey

Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) , one of the most famous writers of his time, was a pioneer of a new style of biography. A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, he was best known for writing Eminent Victorians, a collection of biographies of Victorian heroes: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon. He is also the author of, among others, Landmarks, Elizabeth and Essex and Queen Victoria.

Reviews for Eminent Victorians

[susan rodd · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Interesting reviews of some Victorian historic celebrities. Read with the same vigour they lived their life.