Eugene Aram — Volume 02 cover

Eugene Aram — Volume 02

Rating 3.4
Word count
125K words
Chapters
13

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Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Eugene Aram — Volume 02 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton LyttonAuthor: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Mar 1, 2005

Editor's review

As a standalone electronic text of Volume 02 of Eugene Aram, this installment suits readers already midway through the story who wish to proceed volume by volume. In this part, Bulwer-Lytton continues to develop character psychology and the course of fate, with a narrative carrying the moral speculation and dramatic tension characteristic of early Victorian fiction. Project Gutenberg's free electronic edition is convenient for searching, excerpting, and comparative reading, and is especially suited to close textual reading by those studying popular literary narrative or the nineteenth-century English novel. Reading this volume alone, however, risks losing the earlier context; reading it together with Volume 01 is recommended. Those who want only the whole picture will find it simpler to choose the complete edition.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers who have finished Volume 01 and wish to continue volume by volume as originally divided
  • Researchers studying narrative in the nineteenth-century English popular novel
  • Teachers and students who need a free English electronic text for classroom selections

Not a good fit for

  • Readers new to the story who want to start from the beginning
  • General readers who prefer fast-paced modern suspense fiction

Reading tips

  1. Briefly review the character relationships from Volume 01 before entering this volume to avoid disconnection in the plot.
  2. Keep pen and paper ready to mark shifts in character psychology for comparison with later volumes.
  3. For course use, select only the chapters with concentrated dramatic conflict in this volume for close reading.

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Contents

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

FAQ

Can this volume be read on its own?
It can be read, but it is not advisable. Volume 02 continues the characters and events of Volume 01, and entering it alone can leave one confused about character motives and prior plot causes. It is best to read Volume 01 first, or to choose the complete edition directly.
Is this edition a Chinese translation?
No. This edition is an English electronic text provided by Project Gutenberg, in English, and is intended for readers able to read the original English.

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About the author

Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton (1803–1873) was an English novelist, playwright and politician. The library holds 220 of his works, spanning a wide range of subjects: the historical novel The Last Days of Pompeii, set against the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79; Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes, on the Roman tribune Cola di Rienzo; and Eugene Aram, a narrative drawn from a criminal case. He also wrote society novels such as Pelham, the family portrait The Caxtons, and the historical study Athens: Its Rise and Fall; the short tale The Haunted and the Haunters, or The House and the Brain reflects his interest in the supernatural. His style is ornate and his plots elaborate, combining romantic colouring with social satire. Public information is limited, and systematic Chinese-language appraisal of his life and work remains scarce.