Lytton Strachey 's brother , James , who had given Holroyd permission to use previously unpublished work , originally disagreed with some of Holroyd 's passages in the first release .
Holroyd gave Lytton Strachey reprieve by publishing the brother 's disagreements as footnotes in the text .
Lytton Strachey 's brother , James , who had given Holroyd permission to use previously unpublished work , originally disagreed with some of Holroyd 's passages in the first release , and Holroyd gave him reprieve by publishing the brother 's disagreements as footnotes in the text .