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    The Opal Serpent
    The Opal Serpent
    The Opal Serpent
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    The Opal Serpent

    By Fergus Hume

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
    The Opal Serpent
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    Fergus Hume

    Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) was an English writer and critic, best known for his innovation in the biographical genre. After starting his career by writing reviews and critical articles for periodicals, Strachey reached his first great success and crowning achievement with the publication of Eminent Victorians, which defied the conventional standards of biographical work. Strachey was a founding member of the Bloomsburg Group, a club of English artists, writers, intellectuals and philosophers. Growing very close to some of the members, Strachey participated in an open three-way relationship with Dora Carrington, a painter, and Ralph Partridge. Stachey published a total of fourteen major works, eight of which were publish posthumously.

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