Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron 1803 1873 Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Bulwer, Edward Lytton Lytton, Edward Bulwer Paul Clifford — Volume 02 Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. This eBook was produced by Bryan Sherman and David Widger "Paul Clifford — Volume 02" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a fictional novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the protagonist, Paul Clifford, who finds himself imprisoned and contemplating the precariousness of his situation, the people around him, and the moral implications of the choices he faces. As he interacts with characters like Dummie Dunnaker and the more morally ambiguous August Tomlinson, themes of friendship, crime, and societal disenfranchisement begin to emerge. The opening portion introduces Paul recovering from a disturbing event while in prison, where he learns about his circumstances and the realities of his companions. Paul expresses hope that his friend Long Ned will come to his aid, reflecting his naivety and the romantic notions of loyalty and valor he has gathered from literature. Dummie provides a counterpoint to Paul's idealism, emphasizing practicality in the face of Paul's misfortune. As events unfold, Paul’s youthful ambition for integrity stands at odds with the corrupt world around him, ultimately setting the stage for deeper explorations into moral compromise and the complexities of human nature. Here, Paul's journey begins to align him with a more disreputable crowd, hinting at the conflict to come between his aspirations and the darker influences that threaten to shape his destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Brigands and robbers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 195133 195042 2024-10-04T04:12:36.805728 2023-10-04T04:52:15.610520 text/html text/html 195126 195035 2024-10-04T04:12:37.042675 2023-10-04T04:52:15.758575 text/html text/html 151425 2024-10-04T04:12:43.435228 application/epub+zip 153606 2024-10-04T04:12:40.139165 application/epub+zip 138569 2024-10-04T04:12:38.955695 application/epub+zip 284213 2024-10-04T04:12:45.914185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269986 2024-10-04T04:12:42.735193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227904 2022-09-04T07:06:08.476763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173996 173956 2024-10-04T04:12:36.519698 2023-10-04T04:52:15.419541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 169073 2020-12-30T19:43:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68233 2020-12-30T19:43:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19049 2024-10-04T04:12:46.036115 application/rdf+xml 13077 2024-10-04T04:12:39.487647 image/jpeg 3495 2024-10-04T04:12:39.219663 image/jpeg 150622 2024-10-04T04:12:37.059717 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