Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 111 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer What Will He Do with It? — Volume 08 This eBook was produced by David Widger "What Will He Do with It? — Volume 08" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around the character Guy Darrell, a once-successful lawyer and orator, who grapples with feelings of despair and the legacy he will leave behind as he retreats into solitude after a failed attempt at reintegration into society. The book delves into themes of ambition, mortality, and the struggle between public acclaim and lasting significance. The opening of the book establishes Guy Darrell's melancholic state as he reflects on his past achievements and the futility of seeking fame without leaving a meaningful impact on posterity. He is portrayed as a man of genius, burdened by the societal roles he has not fulfilled and the realization that his life's work would fade into obscurity without any offspring or written legacy to remember him by. This leads him to ponder the possibility of becoming a writer, although he doubts his ability to transition from orator to author. As the story progresses, Darrell's thoughts turn from despair to the possibility of honoring his father’s legacy through art collection and introspection, with glimpses of other characters like Fairthorn, who injects moments of lightness into Darrell's solitary existence. This combination of serious introspection and light-hearted companionship sets the stage for deeper explorations of the human condition and the connections we forge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 158948 2025-07-03T11:54:30.257071 text/html 158769 2025-01-11T00:30:33.208068 text/html 150335 2025-07-03T11:54:36.075056 application/epub+zip 151158 2025-07-03T11:54:33.392094 application/epub+zip 121390 2025-07-03T11:54:32.297064 application/epub+zip 337821 2025-07-03T11:54:38.086537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324209 2025-07-03T11:54:35.407033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286807 2022-09-04T06:51:53.234466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146580 2025-07-03T11:54:30.022086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141628 2020-12-30T18:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17609 2025-07-03T11:54:38.201079 application/rdf+xml 19481 2025-07-03T11:54:32.785036 image/jpeg 4528 2025-07-03T11:54:32.540033 image/jpeg 58692 2020-12-30T18:41:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 151070 2025-07-03T11:54:30.272069 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia