Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 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 03 Reading ease score: 65.9 (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 03" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton is a historical novel written during the mid-19th century. This volume continues the saga set in the tumultuous times of the Wars of the Roses, focusing on key characters such as the philosopher Adam Warner and his daughter Sibyll, alongside political intrigues revolving around notable figures like King Henry VI and Edward IV. The book explores themes of ambition, scientific discovery, and the struggles between personal desires and societal obligations in a period steeped in conflict and change. At the start of this volume, we encounter the effects of Adam Warner’s unwavering commitment to his mechanical inventions and his detachment from worldly matters. The opening chapters depict the emotional turmoil of Sibyll as she grapples with admiration and jealousy while interacting with Marmaduke Nevile. Meanwhile, Adam wrestles with the constraints of poverty and obsession in his pursuit of knowledge and disillusionment with his own aspirations. The narrative quickly shifts to the critical intersection of Warner’s scientific endeavors and the political landscape when a mysterious visitor, Robin Hilyard, compels him to deliver letters that could restore the deposed King Henry VI. As tensions rise between the characters and the implications of Adam's invention come to bear upon the lives of all involved, the stage is set for a vivid exploration of how personal ambitions can collide with the grand currents of history. (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: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 171076 170960 2024-10-04T04:10:14.767934 2023-10-04T04:50:36.071682 text/html text/html 171069 170953 2024-10-04T04:10:14.993949 2023-10-04T04:50:36.218695 text/html text/html 144896 2024-10-04T04:10:21.234900 application/epub+zip 145846 2024-10-04T04:10:18.116190 application/epub+zip 133412 2024-10-04T04:10:16.932930 application/epub+zip 301096 2024-10-04T04:10:23.560936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285738 2024-10-04T04:10:20.496919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243330 2022-09-04T07:03:34.666535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155271 155230 2024-10-04T04:10:14.490929 2023-10-04T04:50:35.888664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150313 2020-12-30T19:41:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62138 2020-12-30T19:41:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20051 2024-10-04T04:10:23.683883 application/rdf+xml 16687 2024-10-04T04:10:17.464932 image/jpeg 4138 2024-10-04T04:10:17.197962 image/jpeg 145231 2024-10-04T04:10:15.010015 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