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Devereux

by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

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Author
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
Title
Devereux — Complete
Credits
Produced by David Widger and Dagny
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
7630
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7630
Release Date
November 23, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.DEVEREUX
  2. 2.By Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  3. 3.ADVERTISEMENT TO THE PRESENT EDITION.
  4. 4.THE AUTOBIOGRAPHER’S INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.NOTE TO THE PRESENT EDITION (1852). — DEVEREUX.
  6. 6.BOOK I.
  7. 7.CHAPTER I.
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. — A FAMILY CONSULTATION.—A PRIEST, AND AN ERA IN LIFE.
  9. 9.CHAPTER III.
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV.
  11. 11.CHAPTER V.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI. — A DIALOGUE, WHICH MIGHT BE DULL IF IT WERE LONGER.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VII.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. — FIRST LOVE.
  15. 15.CHAPTER IX. — A DISCOVERY AND A DEPARTURE.
  16. 16.CHAPTER X. — A VERY SHORT CHAPTER,—CONTAINING A VALET.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XI.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XII. — THE ABBE’S RETURN.—A SWORD, AND A SOLILOQUY.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. — A MYSTERIOUS LETTER.—A DUEL.—THE DEPARTURE OF ONE OF THE FAMILY.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. — BEING A CHAPTER OF TRIFLES.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XV.
  22. 22.BOOK II.
  23. 23.CHAPTER I.
  24. 24.CHAPTER II.
  25. 25.CHAPTER III. — MORE LIONS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER IV. — AN INTELLECTUAL ADVENTURE.
  27. 27.CHAPTER V. — THE BEAU IN HIS DEN, AND A PHILOSOPHER DISCOVERED.
  28. 28.CHAPTER VI.
  29. 29.CHAPTER VII.
  30. 30.CHAPTER VIII.
  31. 31.CHAPTER IX.
  32. 32.CHAPTER X. — BEING A SHORT CHAPTER, CONTAINING A MOST IMPORTANT EVENT.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XI.
  34. 34.BOOK III.
  35. 35.CHAPTER I.
  36. 36.CHAPTER II.
  37. 37.CHAPTER III. — A GREAT CHANGE OF PROSPECTS.
  38. 38.CHAPTER IV.
  39. 39.CHAPTER V.
  40. 40.CHAPTER VI. — AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.—CONJECTURE AND ANTICIPATION.
  41. 41.CHAPTER VII.
  42. 42.BOOK IV.
  43. 43.CHAPTER I. — A RE-ENTRANCE INTO LIFE THROUGH THE EBON GATE, AFFLICTION.
  44. 44.CHAPTER II. — AMBITIOUS PROJECTS.
  45. 45.CHAPTER III. — THE REAL ACTORS SPECTATORS TO THE FALSE ONES.
  46. 46.CHAPTER IV.
  47. 47.CHAPTER V.
  48. 48.CHAPTER VI. — A COURT, COURTIERS, AND A KING.
  49. 49.CHAPTER VII.
  50. 50.CHAPTER VIII.
  51. 51.CHAPTER IX. — A PRINCE, AN AUDIENCE, AND A SECRET EMBASSY.
  52. 52.CHAPTER X. — ROYAL EXERTIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE.
  53. 53.CHAPTER XI. — AN INTERVIEW.
  54. 54.BOOK V.
  55. 55.CHAPTER I. — A PORTRAIT.
  56. 56.CHAPTER II.
  57. 57.CHAPTER III. — THE CZAR.—THE CZARINA.—A FEAST AT A RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN’S.
  58. 58.CHAPTER IV.
  59. 59.CHAPTER V.
  60. 60.CHAPTER VI. — A LONG INTERVAL OF YEARS.—A CHANGE OF MIND AND ITS CAUSES.
  61. 61.BOOK VI.
  62. 62.CHAPTER I. — THE RETREAT.
  63. 63.CHAPTER II. — THE VICTORY.
  64. 64.CHAPTER III. — THE HERMIT OF THE WELL.
  65. 65.CHAPTER IV.
  66. 66.CHAPTER V.
  67. 67.CHAPTER VI. — THE RETREAT OF A CELEBRATED MAN, AND A VISIT TO A GREAT POET.
  68. 68.CHAPTER VII. — THE PLOT APPROACHES ITS DENOUEMENT.
  69. 69.CHAPTER VIII. — THE CATASTROPHE.
  70. 70.CONCLUSION.

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