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Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician. Bulwer-Lytton's literary career began in 1820, with the publication of his first book of poems. He wrote in a variety of genres, including historical fiction, mystery, romance, the occult, and science fiction. In 1828 he attracted general attention with Pelham, a humourous, intimate study of the dandyism of the age which kept gossips busy in identifying characters with public figures of the time. By 1833, he had reached the height of his popularity with Godolphin, followed by The Pilgrims of the Rhine (1834), The Last Days of Pompeii (1834), Rienzi: The Last of the Roman Tribunes (1835), and Harold: The Last of the Saxon Kings (1848). Lord Lytton was a florid, popular writer of his day, who coined such phrases as "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", and the infamous incipit "It was a dark and stormy night. "

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• Published on: 2007-09-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 420 pages

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The first part of a wonderfully romantic tale.
"Ernest Maltravers" is the first part of a series written around 1834 and 1835 by Edward Lord Lytton Bulwer, The sequel or second part is "Alice or the Mysteries" also available from Amazon. This is a remarkably tender story of a wealthy aristocratic young man Ernest Maltravers, who meets, becomes a guardian for and falls in love with a poor innocent and uneducated young beautiful girl Alice. Her father happens to be a very bad apple from whom she flees, after he tries to rob and murder Maltravers, who first meets Alice when he stops at their cottage when he is lost. Alice warns Ernest of his peril and he escapes. Her father beats her and she runs away and finds Ernest and lives with him. Feeling indebted to ALice for saving his life, he cares for her and hires a tutor for her to educate her. He then falls in love with her. She does not know his real name, since he is going by an alias since they are living together, Ernest has to leave for a while, when he reads in a newspaper that his father is dying. During the time Ernest is gone Alice's father and a crony rob houses and rob Ernest's house and kidnap Alice. Ernest returns and is broken hearted to find her gone without a trace. He does not know also that she is now carrying his child. The books then tell of the next 18 years from then as they go through life and try to find each other again. Neither one ever finds a love that they shared with anyone else. I wont tell you if they find each other again. Buy the books and read and enjoy Bulwer's enchanting prose and his outstanding story. This would make a great movie!