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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 194 Collections and/or Records:

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Lytton Strachey sitting with F.L. Lucas and Topsy Lucas, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/828
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair on the verandah of Ham Spray House. He sits in the centre of the group, wearing a hat and looking to the left. In the background sits F.L. ('Peter') Lucas, who looks towards the camera. Topsy Lucas sits in a deckchair in the foreground, with her left hand raised to her mouth, looking to the left.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with F.L. Lucas and Topsy Lucas, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/829
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair on the verandah of Ham Spray House. He sits in the centre of the group, wearing a hat and looking towards the camera. In the background sits F.L. ('Peter') Lucas, who looks towards the camera and smiles. Topsy Lucas sits in a deckchair in the foreground, with her head turned towards the camera but with her eyes closed.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Gerald Heard, Roger Senhouse and Francis Birrell, 1928-06 - 1928-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/130
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Gerald Heard standing to the left on the verandah of Ham Spray House. His arms are crossed in front of his chest and he looks towards the camera. Roger Senhouse sits on the windowsill next to him, with his hands resting on a book on his lap, looking towards the camera. Also on the windowsill sits Lytton Strachey, with his left hand resting on his knee, looking towards the camera. To the right stands Francis Birrell, holding a cigarette in both hands in front of him, but his face...
Dates: 1928-06 - 1928-09
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Lytton Strachey sitting with G.H.W. Rylands, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/133
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Snapshot of G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands sitting at a table covered with a checked cloth and laid with jugs, plates and glasses on the verandah of Ham Spray House. He rests his right elbow on the table and looks towards the camera. Lytton Strachey sits to the right, with his hands resting on the table. He wears a hat and looks towards the camera.

Dates: 1928
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Lytton Strachey sitting with G.H.W. Rylands and Alix Strachey, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/566
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting to the left at one end of a table covered with a checked cloth, and cups and plates arranged on top. He is wearing a hat and is looking towards the camera. In the centre sits G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands. To the right, opposite Lytton Strachey, sits Alix Strachey, also looking at the camera. The windows of Ham Spray House are visible in the background.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with G.H.W. Rylands and Rosamond Lehmann, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/580
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting at the left of a table spread with a checked cloth in the garden of Ham Spray House. He sits in a chair with his legs crossed, wearing a hat, looking to the right at Rosamond Lehmann, who sits opposite him. G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands sits at the table furthest from the camera, smiling and looking downwards. Rosamond Lehmann sits in a deckchair, leaning forwards to the table, looking down at her hands. The table is spread with cups and saucers.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with G.H.W. Rylands and Rosamond Lehmann, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/817
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting at a table covered with a checked cloth and laid with teacups on the lawn of Ham Spray House. He has his legs crossed, is turned away from the camera, and is wearing a hat. In the centre of the group sits G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands, with his right hand resting on a teacup. To the right, Rosamond Lehmann sits forward in a deckchair, looking across the table at Lytton Strachey.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/725
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting furthest from the camera in a deckchair on the verandah of Ham Spray House. Next to him in a deckchair sits Henry Lamb, with his hands in his lap, looking towards the camera. Pansy Lamb sits on the low verhandah wall with her arms and legs crossed, looking to the right.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Hester Chapman and Roger Senhouse, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/29
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Snapshot of Hester Chapman sitting to the left in a chair on the lawn of Ham Spray House. Her hands are held together in her lap and she looks downwards. Lytton Strachey leans forward in a deckchair in the centre of the group, looking to the left, with his left hand raised to his neck. Roger Senhouse sits in a deckchair nearest the camera to the right. He has a pipe in his mouth, his are legs crossed, and he looks down at a magazine or newspaper in his lap.

Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Hester Chapman, Stephen Tomlin and Roger Senhouse, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/2/10/28
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Hester Chapman sitting to the left in a chair on the lawn of Ham Spray House. Her right arm rests on the side of the chair and she looks towards the camera. Lytton Strachey leans forward in a deckchair next to her, with his legs crossed at the ankles and his left elbow resting on his left knee. He looks to the right at Roger Senhouse. Roger Senhouse sits in a deckchair with a pipe in his mouth and a magazine or newspaper in his lap. His legs are crossed and he looks to the left....
Dates: 1929
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Lytton Strachey sitting with his Maillol statuette, 1928 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/205
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in profile in an armchair, with shelves of books in the background. He looks to the left at a small statuette of a naked woman by the sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861-1944).

Dates: 1928 - 1929
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Lytton Strachey sitting with James Strachey and Alix Strachey, 1928-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/102
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting on a rug spread on the grass of White Horse Hill in Uffington, Oxfordshire. He holds an umbrella in his right hand as a sunshade, rests his left hand on a cushion, and looks to the left. In the centre of the group, Alix Strachey reclines on the rug. She rests on her right elbow and holds a cigarette in her left hand. She looks downwards. James Strachey sits to the left, wearing a hat and looking downwards.

Dates: 1928-06
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Lytton Strachey sitting with James Strachey and Alix Strachey, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/519
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Snapshot of Lytton, James and Alix Strachey on the verandah of Ham Spray House. They are all sitting in deckchairs and all look to the left. Alix Strachey sits in the foreground, James Strachey in the background, and Lytton Strachey in the middle.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with James Strachey and G.H.W. Rylands, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/587
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair in the garden of Ham Spray House. He is wearing a hat, his legs are crossed and he looks towards the camera. Next to him, sitting in a deckchair is James Strachey, with his arms crossed, looking to the left at Lytton. In the foreground, G.H.W. ('Dadie') Rylands reclines on a rug, drinking from a glass, looking away from the camera to the left.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Julia Strachey and Stephen Tomlin, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/607
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting with his legs crossed in a deckchair on the verandah of Ham Spray House. He is wearing a hat and looks towards the camera. In front of him sits Julia Strachey, who is looking downwards. Stephen Tomlin reclines on the grass in the foreground, looking to the right. A woman is sitting on the grass to the right of the image, but has been partially cut out of the picture.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Paul Hyslop, Arthur Waley and Janie Bussy, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/120
Scope and Contents Snapshot of Paul Hyslop sitting at the left-hand end of a table spread with teacups and teapots on the lawn of Ham Spray House. His hands are stretched out to cut something on a dish on the table, and he looks towards the camera. Lytton Strachey sits next to him, wearing a hat, holding a teacup in his raised right hand, looking towards the camera. Janie Bussy sits next to Lytton, with her hands holding something in front of her, looking towards the camera. Arthur Waley sits at the right-hand...
Dates: 1928
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Ralph Partridge in a garden, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/430
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey wearing a hat, leaning towards Ralph Partridge, who also sits in a deckchair. Both are looking towards the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Ralph Partridge in Holland, 1929-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/236
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting to the left on a bench outdoors, with glass window panes behind him. His hat rests on his knees and he looks to the right. Ralph Partridge sits next to him on the bench, holding a book in his left hand and looking towards the camera.

Dates: 1929-07
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Raymond Mortimer and two other men, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/520
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting on the grass in a field, wearing a hat. Gathered around him are Raymond Mortimer and two men (one of whom might be Stephen Tomlin, according to Frances Partridge's index).

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Roger Senhouse, 1928-03 - 1928-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/3/1/39
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting furthest from the camera on the verandah of Ham Spray House. He is wearing a woollen jacket and looks towards the camera. Roger Senhouse sits closest to the camera, and his image is slightly blurred. He looks down to the left at his hands, which rest in his lap.

Dates: 1928-03 - 1928-06
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Rosamond Lehmann and John Lehmann, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/824
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a chair on the lawn of Ham Spray House. He is wearing a hat and leans to the left, looking at a piece of paper John Lehmann holds in his hands. John Lehmann sits in a deckchair in the centre of the group, looking down at the piece of paper. Rosamond Lehmann sits to the left on a cushion on the grass, leaning across to look at the paper. A teapot and teacups are placed on the grass in front of them.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Rosamond Lehmann and John Lehmann, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/826
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a chair on the lawn of Ham Spray House. He is wearing a hat, rests his hands on his knees, and looks to the left. John Lehmann sits in a deckchair in the centre of the group, looking towards the camera. Rosamond Lehmann sits to the left on a cushion on the grass, also looking towards the camera. A teapot and teacups are placed on the grass in front of them.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Sebastian Sprott and another man, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/502
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey in the centre of the group, reclining with his knees raised. He is wearing a hat and looks to the right towards Sebastian Sprott, who is looking up at him. To the left is an unidentified man looking at the camera and smoking a pipe or cigarette. They are sitting in a grassy field with trees behind them.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Stephen Tomlin, 1922 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/1/583
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting on the verandah of Ham Spray House, partially obscured by plants in the foreground. He is wearing a hat and looks away from the camera to the right. Next to him sits Stephen Tomlin in a deckchair, with a cup in his hands, looking towards the camera.

Dates: 1922 - 1930
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Lytton Strachey sitting with Stephen Tomlin and Reine Pitman, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/FCP/7/4/2/155
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Snapshot of Lytton Strachey sitting in a deckchair furthest from the camera. His left elbow rests on his left knee, his left hand is held at his cheek, and he looks downwards. Stephen Tomlin sits on the ground in the centre of the group, with a cigarette in his mouth, looking towards the camera. Reine Pitman sits closest to the camera. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and looks over the camera to the left. There are trees and a large garden in the background.

Dates: 1930