Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

ELIZABETH AND ESSEX: a tragic history

Lytton Strachey

3.7/5 ( ratings)

“A beautiful and memorable book”
The Atlantic Monthly

ELIZABETH AND ESSEX is the classic account of the turbulent relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. It is a story of attraction, passion and treason, and describes the way in which, although strongly drawn to each other, Elizabeth and Essex struggled for power. The story ends with Essex’s rebellion and execution.

ELIZABETH AND ESSEX is not simply a book about history: it is a romance which ends in tragedy. When it was first published, ELIZABETH AND ESSEX was a provocative book, which divided opinion, because of the way in which the author, Lytton Strachey, blended historical fact with speculation about the inner lives and feelings of the characters.

Lytton Strachey’s story inspired a feature film – The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex , as well as an Opera, Gloriana, written by Benjamin Britten to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

THE AUTHOR

LYTTON STRACHEY was a member the Bloomsbury Group, as well as a writer and biographer. Amongst other books, he wrote Eminent Victorians and Queen Victoria.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Kindle Edition

ELIZABETH AND ESSEX: a tragic history

Lytton Strachey

3.7/5 ( ratings)

“A beautiful and memorable book”
The Atlantic Monthly

ELIZABETH AND ESSEX is the classic account of the turbulent relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. It is a story of attraction, passion and treason, and describes the way in which, although strongly drawn to each other, Elizabeth and Essex struggled for power. The story ends with Essex’s rebellion and execution.

ELIZABETH AND ESSEX is not simply a book about history: it is a romance which ends in tragedy. When it was first published, ELIZABETH AND ESSEX was a provocative book, which divided opinion, because of the way in which the author, Lytton Strachey, blended historical fact with speculation about the inner lives and feelings of the characters.

Lytton Strachey’s story inspired a feature film – The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex , as well as an Opera, Gloriana, written by Benjamin Britten to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

THE AUTHOR

LYTTON STRACHEY was a member the Bloomsbury Group, as well as a writer and biographer. Amongst other books, he wrote Eminent Victorians and Queen Victoria.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Kindle Edition

More books from Lytton Strachey

Eminent Victorians

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Queen Victoria

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Queen Victoria

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Letters of Lytton Strachey

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Ermyntrude and Esmeralda: A Naughty Novella

600 libros desde que te conocí: Correspondencia (Pensamientos)

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Portraits in Miniature: And Other Essays by Lytton Strachey

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Lytton Strachey by Himself: A Self-Portrait

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Landmarks in French Literature

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Books and Characters

Classic Non-Fiction Books: The Essential Collection

Collected Works of Lytton Strachey

Ermyntrude e Esmeralda

Characters and Commentaries

Complete Works of Lytton Strachey

Uomini, donne, sesso e arte

The Biography of Florence Nightingale

600 libros desde que te conocí

Eminent Victorians: Four Biographies of Victorian Icons

A Simple Story

Rate this book!

Write a review?