Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer "My Novel" — Volume 05 This eBook was produced by David Widger "My Novel" — Volume 05 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton is a fictional novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative revolves around themes of family, class dynamics, and social critique, as seen through the interactions of various characters such as Mr. Richard Avenel, his nephew Leonard, and the struggling soldier Mr. Digby, who becomes a poignant figure representing the challenges of poverty and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, we meet several key characters: Pisistratus, who discusses the nature of novels with his father; Richard Avenel, a wealthy but brash individual returning to a large town and flaunting his newfound status; and Leonard, a humble student who finds solace in literature. As the story unfolds, Richard's elitism clashes with Leonard's values, particularly regarding their perceptions of working-class struggles. Furthermore, Mr. Digby's plight highlights the failures of society to care for its less fortunate members, as he desperately seeks a future for his daughter but encounters rejection and scorn from those who once knew him. The opening sets a complex stage where individual ambition and societal constraints intersect, inviting readers to reflect on class and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Germany -- Fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Inventors -- Fiction Poets -- Fiction Death -- Fiction Rhine River -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 192885 2025-08-03T12:14:08.442737 text/html 192706 2025-01-11T00:38:26.553280 text/html 155760 2025-08-03T12:14:14.739690 application/epub+zip 157983 2025-08-03T12:14:11.492661 application/epub+zip 135035 2025-08-03T12:14:10.381655 application/epub+zip 319896 2025-08-03T12:14:17.250775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299277 2025-08-03T12:14:14.042731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247813 2022-09-04T07:00:16.130506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172208 2025-08-03T12:14:08.175729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167290 2020-12-30T19:40:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18846 2025-08-03T12:14:17.381642 application/rdf+xml 15437 2025-08-03T12:14:10.868908 image/jpeg 4129 2025-08-03T12:14:10.622724 image/jpeg 67990 2020-12-30T19:40:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 156867 2025-08-03T12:14:08.459684 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