▁and ▁Julia ▁Prin sep ▁Stephen . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁second ▁marriage , ▁he ▁was ▁therefore ▁a ▁half - bro ther ▁of ▁George ▁and ▁Ger ald ▁D uck worth , ▁her ▁sons ▁with ▁first ▁husband ▁Herbert ▁D uck worth . ▁ ▁Stephen ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁College , ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁place ▁at ▁E ton . ▁However , ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁him ▁back , ▁since ▁he ▁won ▁an ▁exhibition ▁to ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁from ▁Cl if ton . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Ly tt on ▁Stra ch ey , ▁who ▁was ▁en ch anted ▁by ▁his ▁mascul inity ▁and ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁" Read ing ▁Club ". ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" over ▁six ▁feet ▁tall ▁and ▁of ▁somewhat ▁p onder ous ▁build ". ▁ ▁Stephen ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁starting ▁the ▁Blo oms bury ▁Group ' s ▁Th urs day ▁evening ▁gather ings . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁distinguish ▁himself , ▁but ▁he ▁contract ed ▁ty ph oid ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁while ▁on ▁hol iday ▁in ▁Greece , ▁and ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁Van essa ▁Bell ' s ▁el dest ▁son , ▁the ▁poet ▁Julian ▁Bell , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Tib by ▁Sch leg el ▁in ▁E . M . ▁For ster ' s ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁novel ▁How ards ▁End . ▁W ool