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Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.


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Author Bio


  • NameLytton Strachey
  • DescriptionBritish writer
  • BornMarch 1, 1880
  • DiedJanuary 21, 1932
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Author; Painter
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize