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Bulwer Lytton: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Man of Letters
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This chapter covers Leslie Mitchell's work that details the life and novels of Bulwer Lytton. Lytton married famous Irish beauty, Rosina Wheeler, but his devotion dwindled after the birth of their children. Poverty drove him to authorship, while Rosina refused to work on household affairs. After seven chaotic years, the couple separated and Rosina devoted her time to making Lytton's life a nightmare by raising absurd scandals about their previous home life. One of the scandals involved accusations of Lytton murdering their child after committing an incestuous relationship. The chapter notes that the biography opens perspectives on the whole Victorian era, especially its sexual freedoms, its superstitions and its love of scandal.
Title: Bulwer Lytton: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Man of Letters
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This chapter covers Leslie Mitchell's work that details the life and novels of Bulwer Lytton.
Lytton married famous Irish beauty, Rosina Wheeler, but his devotion dwindled after the birth of their children.
Poverty drove him to authorship, while Rosina refused to work on household affairs.
After seven chaotic years, the couple separated and Rosina devoted her time to making Lytton's life a nightmare by raising absurd scandals about their previous home life.
One of the scandals involved accusations of Lytton murdering their child after committing an incestuous relationship.
The chapter notes that the biography opens perspectives on the whole Victorian era, especially its sexual freedoms, its superstitions and its love of scandal.
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