Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer Paul Clifford — Volume 02 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Clifford This eBook was produced by Bryan Sherman and David Widger "Paul Clifford — Volume 02" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a fictional novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the protagonist, Paul Clifford, who finds himself imprisoned and contemplating the precariousness of his situation, the people around him, and the moral implications of the choices he faces. As he interacts with characters like Dummie Dunnaker and the more morally ambiguous August Tomlinson, themes of friendship, crime, and societal disenfranchisement begin to emerge. The opening portion introduces Paul recovering from a disturbing event while in prison, where he learns about his circumstances and the realities of his companions. Paul expresses hope that his friend Long Ned will come to his aid, reflecting his naivety and the romantic notions of loyalty and valor he has gathered from literature. Dummie provides a counterpoint to Paul's idealism, emphasizing practicality in the face of Paul's misfortune. As events unfold, Paul’s youthful ambition for integrity stands at odds with the corrupt world around him, ultimately setting the stage for deeper explorations into moral compromise and the complexities of human nature. Here, Paul's journey begins to align him with a more disreputable crowd, hinting at the conflict to come between his aspirations and the darker influences that threaten to shape his destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Brigands and robbers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 195305 2025-10-03T12:08:26.811605 text/html 195126 2025-01-11T00:43:40.570264 text/html 151501 2025-10-03T12:08:32.547624 application/epub+zip 153604 2025-10-03T12:08:29.531581 application/epub+zip 138566 2025-10-03T12:08:28.479605 application/epub+zip 284219 2025-10-03T12:08:34.787609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269986 2025-10-03T12:08:31.908579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227904 2022-09-04T07:06:08.476763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173996 2025-10-03T12:08:26.551637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169073 2020-12-30T19:43:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17882 2025-10-03T12:08:34.912570 application/rdf+xml 13077 2025-10-03T12:08:28.962602 image/jpeg 3495 2025-10-03T12:08:28.718602 image/jpeg 68233 2020-12-30T19:43:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 150689 2025-10-03T12:08:26.827634 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