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Eminent Victorians23 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2635 minEminent Victorians22 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2636 minEminent Victorians21 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2635 minEminent Victorians20 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2629 minEminent Victorians19 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2630 minEminent Victorians18 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2628 minEminent Victorians17 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2634 minEminent Victorians16 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2637 minEminent Victorians15 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2636 minEminent Victorians14 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2629 minEminent Victorians13 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2654 minEminent Victorians12 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2649 minEminent Victorians11 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2614 minEminent Victorians10 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2613 minEminent Victorians09 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2610 minEminent Victorians08 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2613 minEminent Victorians07 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2637 minEminent Victorians06 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2637 minEminent Victorians05 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2637 minEminent Victorians04 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2633 minEminent Victorians03 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2639 minEminent Victorians02 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2629 minEminent Victorians01 - Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton StracheyRanked on Modern Librarys list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, Eminent Victorians revolutionized the art of biography and shattered the old-fashioned myths of Victorian society. With his piercing insight, Strachey unearths the self-serving motives of Cardinal Manning and the obsessively controlling Florence Nightingale. His essays on Dr Arnold and General Gordon transcend the individuals, critiquing the broader public-school system and the entrenched liberal values of the nineteenth century.2025-07-2620 min
Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part V.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-181h 25Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part V.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-181h 25Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part IV.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 14Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part IV.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 14Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part III.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 21Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part III.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 21Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part II.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 08Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part II.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 08Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part I.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 11Great AudiobooksQueen Victoria, by Giles Lytton Strachey. Part I.Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by "Queen Victoria" (1921). (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2024-11-182h 11
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedThe Bloomsbury Group and Shakespeare, with Marjorie GarberWe talk with Harvard Professor Marjorie Garber about how modernist writers of London’s Bloomsbury Group made Shakespeare their own. Garber’s most recent book—her twentieth—is Shakespeare in Bloomsbury. In it, she traces the influence of Shakespeare on the members of the Bloomsbury Group, that circle of early 20th-century intellectuals included novelists Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster, painter Vanessa Bell, director Dadie Rylands, critic and biographer Lytton Strachey, economist John Maynard Keynes, and others. She tells Barbara Bogaev about the threads of Shakespeare that run through Woolf’s novels, how Lytton Strachey changed our perspective on Shakespeare’s late plays...2023-10-2431 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedThe Bloomsbury Group and Shakespeare, with Marjorie GarberWe talk with Harvard Professor Marjorie Garber about how modernist writers of London’s Bloomsbury Group made Shakespeare their own. Garber’s most recent book—her twentieth—is Shakespeare in Bloomsbury. In it, she traces the influence of Shakespeare on the members of the Bloomsbury Group, that circle of early 20th-century intellectuals included novelists Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster, painter Vanessa Bell, director Dadie Rylands, critic and biographer Lytton Strachey, economist John Maynard Keynes, and others. She tells Barbara Bogaev about the threads of Shakespeare that run through Woolf’s novels, how Lytton Strachey changed our perspective on Shakespeare...2023-10-2431 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookYoung Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England Audiobook by Nino StracheyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 575264
Title: Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England
Author: Nino Strachey
Narrator: Nino Strachey
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:40:09
Language: English
Release date: 12-06-22
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, General, Literary Criticism
Summary:
An “illuminating” (Daily Mail, London) exploration of the second generation of the iconic Bloomsbury Group who inspired their elders to new heights of creativity and passion while also pushing the boundaries of sexual freedom and gender norms in 1920s England.
In the years before the First Worl...2022-12-076h 40
The Book Club ReviewYoung Bloomsbury, with Nino Strachey • #126Step back in time with us as Kate visits Charleston home of Vanessa Bell and important gathering place for the members of the Bloomsbury Group, that collection of writers and artists including Virginia Woolf that coalesced around Gordon Square in London. Undaunted by the ghosts of her relatives Nino Strachey, author of a new book, Young Bloomsbury, joins us to discuss the up-and-coming younger generation, such as writer Julia Strachey, sculptor Stephen Tomlin and photographer Cecil Beaton, who followed in their footsteps. Nino considers the interplay of creative inspiration that flowed between the generations, but also the spirit of to...2022-08-0740 min
Lavender Lit 101 - International LGB Literature up to 1923 by VariousPreface to Eminent Victorians, by Lytton StracheyMore great books at LoyalBooks.com2021-12-1105 min
The Literary Life PodcastThe “Two for ’22” Literary Life Reading Challenge“Two for ’22” Literary Life Reading Challenge! This coming year Angelina, Cindy and Thomas are challenging us to read books in 11 categories, but choose 2 books in each category, with a bit of a twist. In today’s episode they briefly go over each category and give a few examples of books would fit into those categories. They also take us through the Kids’ “Two for ’22” Reading Challenge topics. Next time we will be back with a wrap-up episode for our 19 for 2022 Reading Challenge. The Literary Life Commonplace Books published by Blue Sky Daisies are back with new covers for 2022! 2021-12-071h 10
Busy Reading BooksS01E24 | Should I? Will I? Must I?: All the Books I've Yet to ReadIn our last episode for the season, we're doing things a little differently. Instead of talking you through books she's read, Marina explores a list of titles and authors she's yet to peruse -- some that she may add to her reading list in the future and some she may not despite how popular they are.
Mentioned this episode:
Harold Robbins - The Carpetbaggers, The Adventurers
Mario Puzo - The Godfather
William Peter Blatty - The Exorcist
Charlotte Brontë
Emily Brontë
Anne Brontë
Will...2021-09-2221 min
Lituraterre - Radio StataleCi basta l'Atlantico"Ebbene! Mi sembra di emergere un poco da questa fiacchezza oggi, non so dirti perché. Forse gli orrori del mondo esterno (tribunali locali e roba simile) cominciano a farsi più presenti, e non si può davvero starsene immobili di fronte ad essi. Ad ogni modo, eccomi qui, evidentemente con una penna in mano, a scrivere una lettera: chi l'avrebbe mai detto! Il problema è che ci sarebbe così tanto da scrivere che non riesco a immaginare di scrivere alcunché." Virginia Woolf e Lytton Strachey si sono scritti lettere per venticinque anni. Hanno discusso di tutto: amicizie, lavoro, pettegolezzi, viaggi e i...2021-05-1022 min
Por el camino600 Libros desde que te conocíVirginia Woolf y Lytton Strachey fueron dos de los miembros más destacados del denominado Grupo de Bloomsbury, una generación que dominó la literatura, el pensamiento y las artes en Gran Bretaña durante la primera mitad del siglo xx. Esta correspondencia, compilada por Leonard Woolf esposo de Virginia y James Strachey hermano de Lytton y traductor de Freud al inglés, despertó una enorme curiosidad desde su primera publicación, allá por 1956. Son cartas que, aparte de ofrecernos una visión de primera mano de coetáneos como Bertrand Russell, John Maynard Keynes, Edward Morgan Foster o Dora Carrington...2021-05-0614 min
Futility ClosetThe Abernathy Boys In 1909, Oklahoma brothers Bud and Temple Abernathy rode alone to New Mexico and back, though they were just 9 and 5 years old. In the years that followed they would become famous for cross-country trips totaling 10,000 miles. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll trace the journeys of the Abernathy brothers across a rapidly evolving nation. We'll also try to figure out whether we're in Belgium or the Netherlands and puzzle over an outstretched hand. Intro: Lytton Strachey's uncle William observed Calcutta time in England. John Dryden displayed...2021-02-0133 min
Political GabfestConundrum 2020Emily, John, and David end 2020 considering listeners’ most perplexing conundrums—with special guest Alexandra Petri!Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen by Mason Locke WeemsMarching Bands Are Just Homeless Orchestras, Half-Empty Thoughts Vol. 1 by Tim SiedellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandWar and Peace...2020-12-241h 07
Escape To Your Ears To A Vivid Full Audiobook.Eminent Victorians by Lytton StracheyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Eminent Victorians
Author: Lytton Strachey
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Release date: August 1, 2020
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
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...2020-08-0111h 15
Download Top Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureEminent Victorians by Lytton StracheyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eminent Victorians Author: Lytton Strachey Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 1, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 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...2020-08-0103 min
Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full AudiobookEminent Victorians Audiobook by Lytton StracheyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 454789
Title: Eminent Victorians
Author: Lytton Strachey
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:15:27
Language: English
Release date: 08-01-20
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology, History & Culture, Military, Religious & Inspirational
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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...2020-08-0111h 15
Listen to Top Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MilitaryEminent Victorians by Lytton StracheyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eminent Victorians Author: Lytton Strachey Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 1, 2020 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: 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...2020-08-0103 minListen to Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MilitaryEminent Victorians by Lytton StracheyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/454789to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Eminent Victorians
Author: Lytton Strachey
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Release date: August 1, 2020
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
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...2020-08-0111h 15Political GabfestCome On, Man, I Heard You Liked MeEmily, John and David discuss Tara Reade’s allegations against Joe Biden, the debate over reopening schools, and the three hosts are joined by astronaut Scott Kelly to talk through tips for living in confined spaces.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss the ethics of human challenge trials for vaccine development. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @Slat...2020-04-301h 17
Experience Literature in a Whole New Way With Our Free AudiobookQueen Victoria Audiobook by Lytton StracheyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 450385
Title: Queen Victoria
Author: Lytton Strachey
Narrator: Kate Reading
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:42:17
Language: English
Release date: 04-28-20
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture
Summary:
The girl, the wife, the aged woman, were the same: vitality, conscientiousness, pride, and simplicity were hers to the latest hour.
A remarkably fresh and engaging account of Britains long-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne at eighteen, in 1837, and died in 1901. Lytton Strachey captures her essential spirit in concise and elegant prose, with an eye and an ear...2020-04-2810h 42
Download Top Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureQueen Victoria by Lytton StracheyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/450385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Victoria Author: Lytton Strachey Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 28, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “The girl, the wife, the aged woman, were the same: vitality, conscientiousness, pride, and simplicity were hers to the latest hour.” A remarkably fresh and engaging account of Britain’s long-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne at eighteen, in 1837, and died in 1901. Lytton Strachey captures her essential spirit in concise and elegant prose, with an eye and an ear keenly attuned to human nature...2020-04-2803 minPolitical GabfestRead My LetterEmily, John and David discuss impeachment, the pushback against Pete Buttigieg, and they offer a review of the most important stories of 2019.Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:
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Bookish with Sonya WalgerS1, E1Chris Weitz is a film producer, screenwriter, author, actor and film director. He and his brother, Paul wrote a little known movie called American Pie, and also together adapted and directed About a Boy which went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay. He directed New Moon from the Twilight series, the film adaptation of The Golden Compass and co-wrote Rogue One; A Star Wars Story. He was generous enough to be my guinea pig and tell me about his 5 most formative books. Chris's Books• Seed of Zeus: Gods, Heroes and...2017-09-221h 02Futility ClosetA Victorian Stalker Between 1838 and 1841, an enterprising London teenager broke repeatedly into Buckingham Palace, sitting on the throne, eating from the kitchen, and posing a bewildering nuisance to Queen Victoria's courtiers, who couldn't seem to keep him out. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the exploits of Edward Jones -- and the severe measures that were finally taken to stop them. We'll also salute some confusing flags and puzzle over an extraterrestrial musician. Intro: Tourists who remove rocks from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park face a legendary curse. ...2017-05-1532 min
Poly-ish Movie ReviewsEp. 1 - Carrington: A Polyamorous Movie ReviewJoreth reviews the movie Carrington, with Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, and Steven Waddington. This is the story of real-life painter Dora Carrington, her life-partner Lytton Strachey, and their various loves. I watched a movie that was recommended on a very long list of "poly" movies. Many of the movies on the list are more about cheating and being forced to choose between partners, so I was somewhat dubious. But Carrington proved to be an exception. I found this movie to be an excellent example of polyamory ... before the word existed. This movie is based on the real-life char...2015-06-1506 min
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Title: Vanessa and Her Sister: A Novel
Author: Priya Parmar
Narrator: Anthony Calf, Clare Corbett, Daniel Pirrie, Emilia Fox, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Various
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:52:00
Language: English
Release date: 12-30-14
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women
Summary:
For fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank comes a captivating novel that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of Vanessa Bell, her sister Virginia Woolf, and the controversial and popular circle of intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group.
London, 1905: The c...2014-12-3010h 52
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Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
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Author: Priya Parmar
Narrator: Anthony Calf, Daniel Pirrie, Clare Corbett, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Release date: December 30, 2014
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Author: Priya Parmar
Narrator: Anthony Calf, Daniel Pirrie, Clare Corbett, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Release date: December 30, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
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For fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank comes a captivating novel that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of Vanessa Bell, her sister Virginia Woolf, and the controversial and popular circle of intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. London, 1905: The city is alight with change, and t...2014-12-3010h 52Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalVanessa and Her Sister: A Novel by Priya ParmarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/224334to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Priya Parmar
Narrator: Anthony Calf, Daniel Pirrie, Clare Corbett, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Release date: December 30, 2014
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
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Publisher's Summary:
For fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank comes a captivating novel that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of Vanessa Bell, her sister Virginia Woolf, and the controversial and popular circle of intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. London, 1905: The city is alight with change, and t...2014-12-3010h 52
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenVanessa and Her Sister: A Novel by Priya ParmarPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/224334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vanessa and Her Sister: A Novel Author: Priya Parmar Narrator: Anthony Calf, Daniel Pirrie, Clare Corbett, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Release date: December 30, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: For fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank comes a captivating novel that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of Vanessa Bell, her sister Virginia Woolf, and the controversial and popular circle of intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. London, 1905: The city is alight with c...2014-12-3010 min
MidweekJocelyn Burton, Michael Holroyd, Bruno Tonioli, Jonathan HancockLibby Purves meets silversmith Jocelyn Burton; biographer Michael Holroyd; Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli and memory champion Jonathan Hancock.Jocelyn Burton is an award-winning silversmith, known for her witty and often maverick pieces. She was the first woman to become a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and to win the Prince Philip City & Guilds Medal for silversmithing. She is currently celebrating 40 years of her work in an exhibition, 'The Art of Silver,' at the Royal jewellers Bentley & Skinner. Michael Holroyd is the acclaimed biographer of George Bernard Shaw and Lytton Strachey...2012-12-0541 min
Full Audiobook: Your Gateway to Knowledge and EntertainmentEminent Victorians Audiobook by Lytton StracheyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 146366
Title: Eminent Victorians
Author: Lytton Strachey
Narrator: Robert Bethune
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:26:00
Language: English
Release date: 08-14-12
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, History & Culture, Women
Summary:
When Lytton Strachey published this book, he took the general perception of the Victorian age among English-speaking readers and turned it upside-down. Four of the most eminent and idealized heroic figures of the Victorian age came under his witty and unsparing gaze and emerged, astonishingly enough, as human beings. His study of one of the most revered prelates in...2012-08-1410h 26
Eminent VictoriansFlorence Nightingale, Chapter 32012-04-2954 minEminent VictoriansFlorence Nightingale, Chapter 22012-04-2949 minEminent VictoriansFlorence Nightingale, Chapter 12012-04-2914 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 102012-04-2913 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 92012-04-2910 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 82012-04-2913 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 72012-04-2937 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 62012-04-2937 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 52012-04-2937 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 42012-04-2933 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 32012-04-2939 minEminent VictoriansCardinal Manning, Chapter 22012-04-2929 minEminent VictoriansPreface and Cardinal Manning, Chapter 12012-04-2920 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 32012-04-2930 minEminent VictoriansDr. Arnold, Part 12012-04-2936 minEminent VictoriansDr. Arnold, Part 22012-04-2937 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 12012-04-2934 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 22012-04-2928 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 42012-04-2929 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 52012-04-2935 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 62012-04-2936 minEminent VictoriansThe End of General Gordon, Part 72012-04-2935 minEminent VictoriansFlorence Nightingale, Chapters 4 & 52012-04-2929 min
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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996Frances PartridgeThe castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is as old as this century and is said to be the last survivor of the much written-about Bloomsbury set. She is Frances Partridge and she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her colourful life, unconventional beliefs and friendships with such influential writers and philosophers of her time as Bertrand Russell, Wittgenstein, EM Forster, Lytton Strachey and Maynard Keynes. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat For Volin & Viola by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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