Godolphin, Volume 6.

Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 112K words
Chapters: 12

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.Godolphin, Volume 6. by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton LyttonAuthor: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Nov 27, 2004

Editor's review

Volume 6 of Godolphin stands in the later part of this long novel, where it gathers up its threads and carries its characters toward their fates; for readers who have finished the first five volumes, it is an important part of seeing how the whole book is brought to a close. In this volume Lytton continues to treat his characters' emotions and social circumstances with a delicate touch, sustaining the narrative pace of the earlier volumes and preserving the composure and rhetorical colour characteristic of nineteenth-century English fiction. Because this volume is part of a larger work, its value lies not in standing alone but in its contrast with what precedes it, allowing readers to see the choices and costs in its characters' fates. The free electronic edition from Project Gutenberg makes it easy to consult and to compare texts at any time, and is suited both as the closing stage of a long reading plan and for researchers examining how the novel handles its ending and draws its narrative to a close.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who have finished the first five volumes and are ready to complete the whole book
Scholars studying endings and structure in nineteenth-century novels
Literature lovers who enjoy Victorian English narrative style
Readers who need a public-domain electronic text for comparative reading

Not a good fit for

Readers who have not read the earlier volumes and hope to learn the story's outline directly
Readers with little patience for long multi-volume novels
Learners who need a modern annotated or introductioned edition

Reading tips

Review the relationships and main conflicts of the first five volumes before reading this one; the sense of closure will be clearer.
After finishing, look back at the foreshadowing at the book's opening and compare it with the handling of the ending to appreciate the author's narrative arrangement.
For research, it is advisable to excerpt the ending clues of this volume alongside those of the other volumes for structural analysis.
While reading, note the hints of social status in characters' dialogue, which help explain the inevitability of the ending.

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FAQ

Is Volume 6 the final volume of the whole novel?

According to the available information, this is the sixth volume of the multi-volume Godolphin, standing in the later part of the book and serving to draw the plot to a close. The information does not explicitly state whether it is the final volume; it is advisable to confirm against the full list of volumes before judging whether it is the concluding volume.

Why is it recommended to read the earlier volumes first?

Because the character relationships and causal chains in this volume are built on what precedes it; reading it directly would lose a great deal of background and make it hard to understand why characters make certain choices. Reading in order allows a better appreciation of the author's arrangement at the ending.

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Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873 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.