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Lytton Strachey

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English writer (1880-1932)

United KingdomWritersLived 1880 to 1932 · aged 51
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Giles Lytton Strachey was an English writer and critic. A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and author of Eminent Victorians, he established a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit.

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Sons and daughters of Sir Richard Strachey and Lady Strachey. Left to right: Marjorie, Dorothy, Lytton, Joan Pernel, Oliver, Dick, Ralph, Philippa, Elinor, JamesSons and daughters of Sir Richard Strachey and Lady Strachey. Left to right: Marjorie, Dorothy, Lytton, Joan Pernel, Oliver, Dick, Ralph, Philippa, Elinor, JamesA painting by Dora Carrington of the "Mill House", Tidmarsh, Pangbourne, on the upper Thames, where much of Queen Victoria was writtenA painting by Dora Carrington of the "Mill House", Tidmarsh, Pangbourne, on the upper Thames, where much of Queen Victoria was writtenStrachey photographed by Lady Ottoline Morrell in 1911 or 1912Strachey photographed by Lady Ottoline Morrell in 1911 or 1912Dora Carrington, Ralph Partridge, Lytton and Oliver Strachey, and Frances Partridge; snapshot by Ottoline Morrell, 1923Dora Carrington, Ralph Partridge, Lytton and Oliver Strachey, and Frances Partridge; snapshot by Ottoline Morrell, 1923Dora Carrington; Stephen Tomlin; Walter John Herbert ('Sebastian') Sprott; Lytton Strachey, June 1926Dora Carrington; Stephen Tomlin; Walter John Herbert ('Sebastian') Sprott; Lytton Strachey, June 1926Dora Carrington and Lytton Strachey at Ham SprayDora Carrington and Lytton Strachey at Ham SprayJonathan Pryce as Strachey, Steven Waddington as Ralph Partridge and Emma Thompson as Dora Carrington in the film CarringtonJonathan Pryce as Strachey, Steven Waddington as Ralph Partridge and Emma Thompson as Dora Carrington in the film Carrington

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1921James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Chancellor's Gold Medal

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J. G. BallardAlso won James Tait Black Memorial PrizeArthur Cecil PigouAlso won Chancellor's Gold MedalElizabeth BowenAlso won James Tait Black Memorial PrizeWilliam WhewellAlso won Chancellor's Gold MedalEdward Bulwer-LyttonAlso won Chancellor's Gold MedalC. S. ForesterAlso won James Tait Black Memorial Prize

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Giles Lytton Strachey was an English writer and critic. A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and author of Eminent Victorians, he established a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. His biography Queen Victoria (1921) was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1932 · aged 51
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27 languages

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