It takes the average reader 36 hours and 50 minutes to read Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated) by Lytton Strachey
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Lytton Strachey, the English biographer and critic, introduced a new era of biographical writing at the close of World War I. Strachey’s works are celebrated for establishing a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. This comprehensive eBook presents Strachey’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Strachey’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the famous biographies, with individual contents tables * Rare collections appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Strachey’s rare poetry – available in no other collection * Also includes Strachey’s early Spectator essays, first time in digital print * Features two contextual pieces, evaluating Strachey’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: the play THE SON OF HEAVEN and some minor posthumous works cannot appear in this collection due to copyright restrictions. When new works enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books INTRODUCTION FOR ‘A SIMPLE STORY’ by E. Inchbald LANDMARKS IN FRENCH LITERATURE EMINENT VICTORIANS QUEEN VICTORIA BOOKS AND CHARACTERS ELIZABETH AND ESSEX: A TRAGIC HISTORY PORTRAITS IN MINIATURE AND OTHER ESSAYS CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS FROM ‘THE SPECTATOR’ The Poetry ELY: AN ODE, FROM PROLUSIONES ACADEMICAE, 1902 EUPHROSYNE: A COLLECTION OF VERSE The Contextual Pieces THE ART OF BIOGRAPHY by Virginia Woolf LYTTON STRACHEY by Max Beerbohm Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated) by Lytton Strachey is 2,210 pages long, and a total of 552,500 words.
This makes it 746% the length of the average book. It also has 675% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 50 hours and 19 minutes to read Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated) aloud.
Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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