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#OTD in 1920.

An inaugural meeting of the Bloomsbury Group's Memoir Club is arranged by Mary MacCarthy in London.

Among the people involved in the group were Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster, Vanessa Bell, and Lytton Strachey.

Virginia Woolf at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89
John Maynard Keynes:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6280
E. M. Forster:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/975
Lytton Strachey:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/576

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Left to right: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Maria Nys (neither members of Bloomsbury), Lytton Strachey, Duncan Grant, and Vanessa Bell.

Lady Ottoline Morrell – A patron of the arts and literature, she was known for her connections with the Bloomsbury Group but was not a formal member. She is elegantly dressed, reflecting her aristocratic background.

Maria Nys – A Belgian woman who later married Aldous Huxley, she was also not a member of the Bloomsbury Group but was part of their social circle.

Lytton Strachey – A writer and critic, famous for his ironic biographies and a key member of Bloomsbury. He is typically depicted with his distinctive beard and lean, intellectual look.

Duncan Grant – A prominent painter and designer, he was deeply associated with Bloomsbury and had a long relationship with fellow member Vanessa Bell.

Vanessa Bell – A painter and interior designer, sister of Virginia Woolf, and a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group. She is likely dressed in an artistic, bohemian style.

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