Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer Godolphin, Volume 1. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godolphin_(novel) This eBook was produced by Andrew Heath and David Widger "Godolphin, Volume 1" by Edward Bulwer Lytton is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It revolves around themes of ambition, revenge, and the consequences of a life lived for societal approval, narrated through the experiences of its main characters, Constance Vernon and Percy Godolphin. The work delves into the complexities of relationships shaped by social expectations and personal desires within the context of an aristocratic society. The opening of the novel describes the dying moments of John Vernon, who curses societal norms and expresses his disappointment in those who abandoned him. His daughter, Constance, is introduced as a beautiful but stern figure who undergoes a transformation in her outlook on life as she grapples with her father's legacy and his dying wish for revenge against a society that wronged him. The narrative sets up a compelling contrast between Constance's intense drive for retribution and the life choices of Percy Godolphin, who battles with his own identity and societal pressures as he explores independence and emotional connections, particularly with those in the theater world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 135571 2025-08-03T12:22:33.403707 text/html 135392 2025-01-11T00:47:37.828115 text/html 128228 2025-08-03T12:22:38.663658 application/epub+zip 128916 2025-08-03T12:22:36.000652 application/epub+zip 111021 2025-08-03T12:22:34.917660 application/epub+zip 263426 2025-08-03T12:22:40.771669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247332 2025-08-03T12:22:38.025677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217320 2022-09-04T07:10:29.939367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120806 2025-08-03T12:22:33.157692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115904 2020-12-30T20:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17383 2025-08-03T12:22:40.896624 application/rdf+xml 15184 2025-08-03T12:22:35.431660 image/jpeg 3789 2025-08-03T12:22:35.172654 image/jpeg 48360 2020-12-30T20:40:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 127818 2025-08-03T12:22:33.416665 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