Oktober 31, 2010
von Melanie Grundmann
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The evening before the publication of Pelham, Bulwer was known only as a clever man of fashion; before another sun had set he was the founder of a new school of romance. In his first essay, Falkland, he had shewn … Weiterlesen
März 8, 2010
von Melanie Grundmann
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Colburn’s Modern Novelists Pelham; or, the Adventures of a Gentleman. By E. L. Bulwer, Esq. Revised Edition, in Two Volumes. With a New Introduction and Notes. 1835. As we found occasion once before to observe, in another work, Mr Bulwer’s … Weiterlesen
Oktober 9, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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I have observed that the distinguishing trait of people accustomed to good society is a calm, imperturbable quiet, which pervades all their actions and habits, from the greatest to the least: they eat in quiet, move in quiet, live in … Weiterlesen
Oktober 9, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Pelham, the protagonist of Edward Bulwer Lytton’s so-called novel, at one point meets Russelton, who is modeled after the original dandy Beau Brummell. Mr. Russelton. At the name of the person thus introduced to me a thousand recollections crowded upon … Weiterlesen