Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 41 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer The Last of the Barons — Volume 01 Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. This eBook was produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger "The Last of the Barons — Volume 01" by Edward Bulwer Lytton is a historical novel written during the early 19th century. The story is set in the tumultuous period of the Wars of the Roses and revolves around the character of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, known as the "King-maker," who played a pivotal role in the power struggles of the English nobility during the reign of Edward IV. As the narrative unfolds, it promises to explore themes of loyalty, ambition, social change, and the decline of the feudal order through its richly drawn characters. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the vibrant scene of a holiday celebration in London, where citizens gather to engage in various pastimes and competitions, notably archery. We meet characters such as Nicholas Alwyn, a humble trader, and Marmaduke Neville, a young man who proudly bears the name of his noble lineage. The opening chapters depict the contrasting lives of different social classes, highlighting the ongoing tension between the nobility and the emerging middle class. Sibyll Warner, a poor scholar's daughter, is also introduced as she faces ridicule from the revelers; her encounter with Marmaduke will prove significant as it reflects the themes of class division and personal honor. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a rich exploration of character dilemmas and historical context in the backdrop of 15th-century England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 -- Fiction Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl of, 1428-1471 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Fiction 273298 273182 2024-10-04T04:09:55.871004 2023-10-04T04:50:24.119587 text/html text/html 273291 273175 2024-10-04T04:09:56.117023 2023-10-04T04:50:24.277593 text/html text/html 184719 2024-10-04T04:10:03.164013 application/epub+zip 187248 2024-10-04T04:09:59.300039 application/epub+zip 175300 2024-10-04T04:09:58.074022 application/epub+zip 363100 2024-10-04T04:10:06.104973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344614 2024-10-04T04:10:02.350979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302268 2022-09-04T07:03:17.224408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252997 252956 2024-10-04T04:09:55.553034 2023-10-04T04:50:23.904611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248039 2020-12-30T19:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100463 2020-12-30T19:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19450 2024-10-04T04:10:06.224961 application/rdf+xml 16661 2024-10-04T04:09:58.614988 image/jpeg 4111 2024-10-04T04:09:58.341026 image/jpeg 183588 2024-10-04T04:09:56.141051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia