Queen Victoria Lytton Strachey Books
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Lytton Strachey was a British author and critic. On top of writing widely read books such as Eminent Victorians and his biography on Queen Victoria, Strachey is also famous for being one of the founding members of the Bloomsbury Group. Strachey's biography on Queen Victoria was so popular that it earned him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1921.
Queen Victoria Lytton Strachey Books
Toward the end of the book, the author admits without apology that he only barely alluded to a few of the important events of the 19th century or the vital public figures of Victoria's reign. He found it more important to provide list after list of her children's godparents, which armies marched in review before her, and which monarchs and other royal figures visited or were visited. It is not until the book is more than two-thirds done, for example, that we learn that Victoria had a half-brother to whom she was allegedly devoted -- mentioned in passing on the occasion of his death!I got this book for free, and it was worth every penny I paid.
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Queen Victoria Lytton Strachey Books Reviews
I thought this was a wonderful biography. Strachey makes you feel as if you really knew Victoria as a person, not just a queen. Description of how her relationship with Albert changed was fascinating - as well as her relationship with Lord M and other Prime Ministers. The final chapter was exceptionally beautifully written.
you hear about her all the time but do you really know who was that woman who gave her name to a long moment of history?
The book tell you everything you need to know because practically if she reigned she did not really govern. Actually it is more complicated than that.
Read the book, it is short, straight to the point, no useless details, easy to read, full of informations and really do you still want to hear all the time queen Victorian, during victoria reign etc without knowing a thing about her.
This author thought a little more of his opinion of the facts than the facts themselves. I don’t think he liked his subject much, either, nor did I when I read how she was portrayed. There’s also a big dose of annoying sexism that was more than distracting. I plan to read a more objective biography that contains more actual information, especially the period after the death of Prince Albert, whom this author obviously admires.
Giles Lytton Strachey was an early 20th century writer and biographer who developed a reputation for writing biographies that dealt with individuals as people, rather than the events they were associated with. His 1921 biography of the British monarch, Queen Victoria, is a highly readable insight into this long-reigning queen.
Many public domain books can be slow to read, with language that is sometimes archaic when compared to contemporary writing. This is not the case with Strachey's work. Not only does it thoroughly cover Victoria's life from childhood to death, but it is an engaging read that explores Victoria's relationships, both personal and professional. I particularly liked reading of the love between Victoria and her husband, Albert, much of which is detailed in Victoria's journals and letters. I also enjoyed Strachey's turn of phrase and his ability to create such effective word-pictures of this fascinating monarch and her life.
If you have any interest in history or curiosity about British monarchs I think you will enjoy this book. I certainly did - far more than I expected to.
Very interesting informative book that showed a personal side to Queen Victoria of which I was unaware. She was a controlling wife and mother but dearly loved her husband. Very well written and kept my attention. Often these older books are tiresome with the excessive descriptions that you do not see in today's literature, however, it was overall a charming read.
I cannot praise this biography of Queen Victoria too much. Like all of Strachey's work, it is a gem of English prose style sometimes mordant, often subtly sarcastic, but always spot on. He does in 100 pages what other biographers seem to fail to do in 1000 pages in capturing the essence of his subject's personality, the zeitgeist of the time in which they lived and so forth. His tongue in cheek description of Prince Albert's marital fidelity (all the while implying that he was gay and just not interested in women to begin with) is typical of Strachey's style and his wit. I say again, a real gem of English prose style and biographical art. A must read for anyone interested in English literature or the Victorian era in general.
Also, don't miss Strachey's "Eminent Victorians." Another masterpiece.
Lytton Strachey wrote this biography of Queen Victoria only 20 years after she died. He was well placed in English society and knew many of the people the queen had known. He invented the form of biography we know today-the psychological profile, and he was not at all afraid to criticize his royal and aristocratic subjects. Consequently, this book provides floods of details that are not so often included in more modern biographies. I love that he begins with the death of Princess Charlotte-she was the only legitimate child of George IV and heir to the throne. She married Prince Leopold of Saxe Gotha who would become the uncle of both Victoria and Albert. Leopold and Charlotte were happy-but she and her first baby, a boy, both died in childbirth. That set off a frenzy among several of George IV's younger six living brothers-the Dukes of York and Kent especially. They were the next two in the line of succession and had never produced legitimate children. So off the dukes went to hunt down royal brides. They were married in a double ceremony but only the Duke of Kent produced a living child- that child, Victoria, became the heir to the throne.
Her affection for Lord Melbourne, her dazzling relationship with Disraeli, her dislike for most of the other prime ministers, her romance with Prince Albert and boredom with their nine children, and so many other parts of her life
are brought to life by this author who painted with words. It is the shortest biography about Queen Victoria but contains more than any other I have read.
Toward the end of the book, the author admits without apology that he only barely alluded to a few of the important events of the 19th century or the vital public figures of Victoria's reign. He found it more important to provide list after list of her children's godparents, which armies marched in review before her, and which monarchs and other royal figures visited or were visited. It is not until the book is more than two-thirds done, for example, that we learn that Victoria had a half-brother to whom she was allegedly devoted -- mentioned in passing on the occasion of his death!
I got this book for free, and it was worth every penny I paid.
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