The Lady of Lyons; Or, Love and Pride by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

"The Lady of Lyons; Or, Love and Pride" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a five-act romantic melodrama written in 1838. When Pauline Deschapelles rejects a marquis, he plots revenge by convincing a humble gardener's son to pose as a foreign prince and win her hand. The deception leads to marriage, betrayal, and heartbreak. As financial ruin threatens and war beckons, can love triumph over wounded pride? This popular drama captivated audiences throughout the nineteenth century and inspired multiple operatic adaptations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
Title The Lady of Lyons; Or, Love and Pride
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Lyons
Credits Produced by Dianne Bean, David Ceponis, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject English fiction -- 19th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 2461
Release Date
Last Update Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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