Lytton Strachey Quote

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization.


Landmarks in French Literature (ed. 1912)


The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was...

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was...

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was...

The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was...