Strachey, Lytton,  1880-1932 <br/><br/>
Eminent Victorians 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_Victorians  Release date is 2000-12-01 
<br/><br/>Cardinal Manning -- Florence Nightingale -- Dr. Arnold -- The end of General Gordon 
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<br/><br/> "Eminent Victorians" by Lytton Strachey is a biographical work published in 1918. It examines four prominent figures from the Victorian era: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Charles Gordon. Strachey challenged the heroic reputations of his subjects with irreverence and wit, revealing hidden intrigues, personal flaws, and questionable legacies. The book revolutionized biographical writing by replacing traditional hagiography with penetrating psychological insight, ultimately dismantling Victorian pretensions to moral superiority and reshaping how readers viewed their recent past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Biography Manning, Henry Edward, 1808-1892 Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 Arnold, Thomas, 1795-1842 Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885 
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