Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey is a biographical work that offers a distinctive and often critical portrait of the life of Queen Victoria, the monarch who reigned over Britain for much of the 19th century, from 1837 until her death in 1901. Published in 1921, this biography is part of Strachey’s "Eminent Victorians" series, which included other works focused on famous 19th-century figures like Florence Nightingale, Cardinal Manning, and General Gordon. Strachey’s biography of Queen Victoria is known for its refreshing, modern, and psychologically nuanced approach to historical writing, marking a departure from the more reverential and hagiographical biographies of the time.