The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 16 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
"The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 16" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel written during the Victorian era, exploring themes of family, love, and societal challenges. The narrative focuses on the struggles and interpersonal dynamics among the Caxton family, particularly emphasizing the relationships between fathers and sons, as well as issues surrounding identity and redemption. The story unfolds primarily through the character of Pisistratus Caxton, who grapples with
the legacy of his family's past while attempting to aid his troubled cousin, Vivian. The plot delves into Vivian's tumultuous upbringing, marked by the absence of paternal affection and the influences of a wild upbringing. As the characters navigate their relationships—especially between Vivian and his father, Roland—a deeper investigation into their motivations, regrets, and aspirations reveals a rich tapestry of emotional conflicts. The novel ultimately highlights themes of forgiveness, the consequences of personal choice, and the quest for personal fulfillment against a backdrop of familial expectations and social constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.html.images | 118 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.epub3.images | 128 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.epub.images | 129 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.epub.noimages | 111 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.kf8.images | 320 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.kindle.images | 307 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7602.txt.utf-8 | 105 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7602/pg7602-h.zip | 127 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 16 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caxtons |
| Credits | This eBook was produced by Pat Castevens and David Widger |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Families -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 7602 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 90 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
