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Eugene Aram — Volume 04

by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

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12 total

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EUGENE ARAM

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CHAPTER II. - NEW TRACES OF THE FATE OF GEOFFREY LESTER.—WALTER AND THE CORPORAL PROCEED ON A FRESH EXPEDITION.—THE CORPORAL IS ESPECIALLY SAGACIOUS ON THE OLD TOPIC OF THE WORLD.—HIS OPINIONS ON THE MEN WHO CLAIM 'KNOWLEDGE THEREOF.—ON THE ADVANTAGES ENJOYED BY A VALET.—ON THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL LOVE.—ON VIRTUE AND THE CONSTITUTION.—ON QUALITIES TO BE DESIRED IN A MISTRESS,—A LANDSCAPE.

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CHAPTER III. - A SCHOLAR, BUT OF A DIFFERENT MOULD FROM THE STUDENT OF GRASSDALE.—NEW PARTICULARS CONCERNING GEOFFREY LESTER.—THE JOURNEY RECOMMENCED.

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CHAPTER IV. - ARAM'S DEPARTURE.—MADELINE.—EXAGGERATION OF SENTIMENT NATURAL IN LOVE.—MADELINE'S LETTER.—WALTER'S.—THE WALK.— TWO VERY DIFFERENT PERSONS, YET BOTH INMATES OF THE SAME COUNTRY VILLAGE.—THE HUMOURS OF LIFE, AND ITS DARK PASSIONS, ARE FOUND IN JUXTA-POSITION EVERYWHERE.

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CHAPTER V. - A REFLECTION NEW AND STRANGE.—THE STREETS OF LONDON.—A GREAT MAN'S LIBRARY.—A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE READER'S.—ITS RESULT.

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CHAPTER VI. - THE THAMES AT NIGHT.—A THOUGHT.—THE STUDENT RE-SEEKS THE RUFFIAN.—A HUMAN FEELING EVEN IN THE WORST SOIL.

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CHAPTER VII. - MADELINE, HER HOPES.—A MILD AUTUMN CHARACTERISED. —A LANDSCAPE.—A RETURN.

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CHAPTER VIII. - AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.—THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.—THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.

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CHAPTER IX. - WALTER AND THE CORPORAL ON THE ROAD.—THE EVENING SETS IN.— THE GIPSEY TENTS.—ADVENTURE WITH THE HORSEMAN.—THE CORPORAL DISCOMFITED, AND THE ARRIVAL AT KNARESBOROUGH.

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Description

In a moonlit stretch of countryside, a lone traveler named Walter finds himself ripped from a peaceful ride and thrust into a brutal ambush. Rough‑handed thieves drag him toward a hedge, intent on robbery, while a sudden, chilling threat of murder hangs in the air. Walter’s instincts keep him clinging to consciousness, letting him glimpse a familiar face among his assailants just before darkness overtakes him.

Racing against the night, a steadfast corporal—Walter’s loyal attendant—spurs his horse into a desperate pursuit, firing pistols and rallying a makeshift posse at the nearest inn. Their frantic search leads them to a bleak, blood‑streaked hedge where Walter’s battered form lies trembling but alive. As a surgeon and a concerned gentleman appear, the scene brims with tension between lawlessness and the fierce resolve of those who refuse to let a stranger die alone.

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

Mar 1, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7612

Subjects

Aram, Eugene, 1704-1759 -- Fiction PR

About the author

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

1803–1873

A bestselling Victorian novelist and politician, he mixed society satire, historical fiction, and supernatural intrigue in books that captivated 19th-century readers. He is still widely remembered for coining famous lines including “the pen is mightier than the sword” and the much-parodied opening “It was a dark and stormy night.”

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