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  1. Pelham is an 1828 novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, originally published in three volumes. It was his breakthrough novel, launching him as one of Britain's leading authors. It is part of the tradition of silver fork novels that enjoyed great popularity in the late Regency and early Victorian eras.

  2. 20. Okt. 2006 · Fashion with us is like the man in one of Le Sage’s novels, who was constantly changing his servants, and yet had but one suit of livery, which every new comer, whether he was tall or short, fat or thin, was obliged to wear. We adopt manners, however incongruous and ill suited to our nature, and thus we always seem awkward and ...

  3. 29. Okt. 2006 · Like The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', Pelham; or, Adventures of a Gentleman is an early novel by a writer destined for literary celebrity, but, at the time of writing, desperate for both critical and commercial success.

  4. 23. Nov. 2004 · About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

  5. A novel by Bulwer‐Lytton, published 1828. It recounts the adventures of Henry Pelham, a young dandy, wit, and aspiring politician, who falls in love with Ellen, sister of his old friend from Eton days, Reginald Glanville.

  6. Just before the great cloud of Victorian propriety descended on all of us, seemingly never to go away, was the era of rakes who devoted themselves to being happy and striking a figure. These Bulwer-Lytton immortalizes in Pelham. A great read.

    • Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
  7. Pelham is an 1828 novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, originally published in three volumes. It was his breakthrough novel, launching him as one of Britain's leading authors. It is part of the tradition of silver fork novels that enjoyed great popularity in the late Regency and early Victorian eras.