Elizabeth and Essex
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Elizabeth and Essex

by Giles Lytton Strachey

1928•Biography•288 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricalromancedocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded, emotional biography: heavy and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Dramatizes one of the most famous and most baffling romances in history -- between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, the vital, handsome Earl of Essex. It began in May of 1587 when she was 53 and Essex was not yet 20 and continued until 1601.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalRomanceDocumentaryComplex relationshipDeep rivalryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

BiographyCourt and courtiersHistoryKings and rulersNobilityQueensRelations with menRoyal Favorites

Details

Author
Giles Lytton Strachey
Published
1928
Pages
288
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