Bombay to Bloomsbury : a biography of the Strachey family /
The Stracheys were an exceptionally intelligent and unusual family. Prominent in imperial administration, science, and feminism in the nineteenth century, and in the suffrage movement, women's education, and the bringing of new approaches to sexuality in the twentieth century, they had a wide a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Stracheys were an exceptionally intelligent and unusual family. Prominent in imperial administration, science, and feminism in the nineteenth century, and in the suffrage movement, women's education, and the bringing of new approaches to sexuality in the twentieth century, they had a wide and significant influence. Examining Lytton Strachey, his parents and nine siblings, Barbara Caine provides a fascinating picture of a diverse and complex family in a period of change from. Victorian England to the beat generation. - ;The Stracheys were an exceptionally intelligent and unusual family, pro. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 488 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-474) and index. |
ISBN: | 0191530522 9780191530524 9780199250349 0199250340 1281345814 9781281345813 9786611345815 6611345817 |