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Strachey, Giles Lytton, 1880 - 1932 (biographer and critic)

 Person

Dates and places

1880-1932. Trinity College 1899.

Sphere of activity

Biographer and essayist

Relationships

Son of General Sir Richard and Lady Jane Strachey

Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:

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Lytton Strachey standing on the verandah at Ham Spray House, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/521
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey wearing a dark suit, holding his hands together in front of him and looking towards the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing outdoors with Bryan Guinness, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/149
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing with his right hand by his side, his head in profile to the right. He is looking at Bryan Guinness (Lord Bryan Moyne), who leans against a white house wall, with his legs crossed and his left hand in the pocket of his trousers. He looks towards the camera.

Dates: 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing outdoors with Kathie John, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/44
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left, wearing a dark-coloured suit, and looking towards the camera. Next to him to the right stands Kathie John, with her hands by her sides, smiling with her eyes closed.

Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey standing outdoors with Kathie John, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/703
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left, wearing a dark-coloured suit, and looking towards the camera. Next to him to the right stands Kathie John, with her hands by her sides, smiling with her eyes closed.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Dora Carrington and others, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/841
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Damaged snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing in the foreground, looking towards the camera. To the right stands Dora Carrington, wearing trousers and long boots, smiling and looking towards the camera. Also looking towards the camera are two undentified men, one of whom is smoking a pipe, who stand in the background. They all stand outside, with the brick wall of a building behind them.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with E.M. Forster, Joe Ackerley and an unidentified man, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/469
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Snapshot of E.M. Forster standing to the right of the image, wearing a flat cloth cap and looking to the camera. Joe Ackerley stands next to him to the left, smiling towards the camera with his hands by his sides. Lytton Strachey stands further to the left, wearing a hat and holding a coat over his arms. To the furthest left of the image is an unidentified man holding a bundle of coats in his hands.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Iris Tree, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/37
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left on the verandah of Ham Spray House. His hands are held together in front of him and he looks towards the camera. Iris Tree stands next to him with her left hand in the pocket of her jacket and her right hand by her side. She also looks towards the camera.

Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey standing with James Strachey, Saxon Sydney-Turner and Ralph Partridge, 1928-03 - 1928-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/31
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left, wearing a hat and long overcoat, holding a walking stick in his right hand and looking towards the camera. Next to him stands James Strachey, also holding a walking stick in his right hand and looking towards the camera. Saxon Sydney-Turner stands in profile, looking to the right at Ralph Partridge. Ralph Partridge stands to the far right, near the trunk of a large tree, with his left hand by his side, and looking to the left. They are...
Dates: 1928-03 - 1928-06
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Lytton Strachey standing with John Maynard Keynes, Barbara Bagenal and another man, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/106
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Faded snapshot of John Maynard Keynes wearing a cloth cap, Lytton Strachey wearing a hat and Barbara Bagenal wearing a dark jumper. The man wearing a shirt and braces might be Nicholas Bagenal or Saxon Sydney-Turner. According to Frances Partridge's index, this image was taken at Tidmarsh Mill House.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Ralph Partridge, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/297
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing with his right hand at his side next to Ralph Partridge, who has his hands together in front of him. They are standing by an ornately carved fountain and both look towards the camera. According to Frances Partridge's index, this image was taken in Spain.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Ralph Partridge, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/522
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left near the verandah of Ham Spray House. He is holding his hands in front of him and looks towards the camera. Ralph Partridge stands to the right, with one hand in his trouser pocket, the other holding a pipe. He also looks towards the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Ralph Partridge, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/384
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left, with his hands clasped in front of him, looking towards the camera. Ralph Partridge stands to the right, with his left hand holding a pipe in his mouth.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Ralph Partridge, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/410
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing in a winter landscape, holding his hat in his hands. To the left is Ralph Partridge, also holding his hat in his hand, looking towards the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Ralph Partridge and Barbara Bagenal, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/388
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left looking down at a magazine or newspaper in his hands. Barbara Bagenal stands in the centre of the group, looking towards the camera. Ralph Partridge stands to the right, looking at Lytton Strachey and holding a young child by the hand.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Ralph Partridge, James Strachey and Saxon Sydney-Turner, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/648
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the left, wearing a hat, carrying a walking stick and looking towards the camera. Next to him stands James Strachey, also holding a walking stick and looking towards the camera. To the right stands Saxon Sydney-Turner, with his hands by his sides, looking at Ralph Partridge. Ralph Partridge stands to the far right, leaning against the trunk of a large tree, looking at the group of three men.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Roger Senhouse, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/220
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing on the verandah of Ham Spray House. He wears a hat, holds his hands in front of him, and looks to the left at Roger Senhouse. Roger Senhouse looks down at a stick he holds in his left hand. Part of his head and side have been cut off from the edge of the photograph.

Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey standing with Roger Senhouse, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/572
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing to the right at the top of the steps to the verandah of Ham Spray House. To the right, on the verandah, stands Roger Senhouse holding a book in his left hand. Lytton Strachey looks away from the camera to the left and Roger Senhouse looks towards the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with St John Hutchinson and Bryan Guinness, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/142
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing in the centre of the group, with his hands in the pockets of his jacket, looking towards the camera. To the left stands St John ('Jack') Hutchinson, wearing a hat, holding a piece of paper in his right hand, also looking towards the camera. Bryan Guinness (Lord Bryan Moyne) stands to the right, with his left hand in the pocket of his trousers. He looks away from the camera to the left.

Dates: 1930
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Lytton Strachey standing with Wogan Philipps, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/113
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Snapshot of Wogan Philipps standing to the left at the edge the garden of Ham Spray House, with fields and hills in the distance. His right hand rests on his left elbow and he seems to be waving his left hand at the camera. Lytton Strachey stands next to him, holding a small box in both hands in front of him. Both men look towards the camera, smiling.

Dates: 1930
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Lytton Strachey walking with Ralph Partridge, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/394
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey in the foreground walking to the right, wearing a hat and holding a walking stick in his right hand. Ralph Partridge stands with a pipe in his mouth, looking towards the camera. According to Frances Partridge's book, 'Friends in Focus' (1987), this image was taken in France.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey with an unidentified man, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/328
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting with his legs crossed in a chair in a garden. He is wearing a hat and looking to the camera. In the foreground is an unidentified man looking to the right, also sitting in a chair (according to Frances Partridge's index, this might be Ralph Partridge). According to Frances Partridge's index, this image was taken in Spain.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey with G.H.W. Rylands and Sandy Baird, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/23
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair on the lawn near the verandah of Ham Spray House. His legs are crossed at the ankles and his right hand rests in his lap. Sandy Baird stands to the left and G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands stands to the right, both with their hands by their sides. All three men look towards the camera.

Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey with G.H.W. Rylands and Sandy Baird, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/24
Scope and Contents Snapshot of G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands sitting on a grassy slope with a picnic laid out in front of him. His right elbow rests on his leg and his right hand is raised holding a teacup. He looks downwards to the right. Lytton Strachey sits in the centre of the group, with his legs crossed, holding an open umbrella as a sunshade across his right shoulder. He looks to the left. Nearest the camera to the right sits Sandy Baird, with his left arm resting on his raised left leg, looking to the...
Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey with others at a picnic, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/398
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Faded snapshot of Lytton Strachey, wearing a hat, looking to the right, partially obscured by sunlight shining behind his head. Two unidentified people sit to his right and left, and a cloth is placed on the grass between them.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey with Pansy Lamb, Henry Lamb and Alister MacDonald, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/54
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Lytton Strachey standing furthest from the camera on the verandah of Ham Spray House. His left hand is in the pocket of his trousers, his right hand rests in front of him, and his right leg is outstretched to rest on the verandah wall. He looks towards the camera. Pansy Lamb and Henry Lamb both sit on the verandah wall to the left and look towards the camera. Alister MacDonald leans against the house wall to the right, with his left hand in the pocket of his trousers, looking...
Dates: 1930