Complex sentence: Ray Strachey (4 June 1887-16 July 1940) was a British novelist, born Rachel Costelloe at 40 Grosvenor Road in London, the elder of the two girls in her family.
Split into simpler sentences: Ray Strachey (4 June 1887-16 July 1940) was a Britsih novelist. She was born Rachel Costelloe at 40 Grosvenor Road in London, the elder of the two girls in her family.