The Loving Friends: A Portrait of BloomsburyTo their post-Victorian contemporaries the members of the Bloomsbury group were, in one way or another, challengers of society. What really set this group apart was their extraordinary talent. A primer on Bloomsbury for the uninitiated, this book will also be an invaluable refresher for readers of Strachey, Virginia Woolf, and other loving friends. -- adapted from jacket |
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