Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer Paul Clifford — Volume 01 Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. This eBook was produced by Bryan Sherman and David Widger "Paul Clifford — Volume 01" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers around the character Paul Clifford, a young man whose tumultuous life begins in the dark and stormy depths of London’s lower classes. The prefaces highlight Bulwer Lytton's intention to explore societal issues related to crime, punishment, and the impact of upbringing on moral development. The opening of "Paul Clifford" introduces readers to a grim scene dominated by a dying woman named Judith, who struggles with her past and her affection for her child, Paul. She ultimately entrusts her son to Mrs. Margery Lobkins, a publican, expressing her fears and regrets over raising him in such a toxic environment. Following this tragic introduction, Paul is depicted as a young boy growing under Mrs. Lobkins' care, where he navigates both the nurturing aspects of his unconventional family and the darker elements of street life. As he grows, he yearns for knowledge and social status but grapples with influences that threaten to lead him astray, setting the stage for his tumultuous journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Brigands and robbers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 179561 179470 2024-10-04T04:12:27.282827 2023-10-04T04:52:09.513471 text/html text/html 179554 179463 2024-10-04T04:12:27.510779 2023-10-04T04:52:09.657475 text/html text/html 146905 2024-10-04T04:12:33.757727 application/epub+zip 148856 2024-10-04T04:12:30.537736 application/epub+zip 134518 2024-10-04T04:12:29.373698 application/epub+zip 277567 2024-10-04T04:12:36.180690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262664 2024-10-04T04:12:33.060692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220666 2022-09-04T07:05:58.760725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164160 164120 2024-10-04T04:12:26.918739 2023-10-04T04:52:09.331481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159237 2020-12-30T19:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65250 2020-12-30T19:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18802 2024-10-04T04:12:36.413703 application/rdf+xml 13071 2024-10-04T04:12:29.912724 image/jpeg 3500 2024-10-04T04:12:29.641725 image/jpeg 145871 2024-10-04T04:12:27.527704 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