
audiobook
by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
DEDICATORY EPISTLE.
PREFACE TO THE LAST OF THE BARONS
BOOK I. - THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE. - CHAPTER I. - THE PASTIME-GROUND OF OLD COCKAIGNE.
CHAPTER II. - THE BROKEN GITTERN.
CHAPTER III. - THE TRADER AND THE GENTLE; OR, THE CHANGING GENERATION.
CHAPTER IV. - ILL FARES THE COUNTRY MOUSE IN THE TRAPS OF TOWN.
CHAPTER V. - WEAL TO THE IDLER, WOE TO THE WORKMAN.
CHAPTER VI. - MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE FEARS FOR THE SPIRITUAL WEAL OF HIS HOST AND HOSTESS.
CHAPTER VII. - THERE IS A ROD FOR THE BACK OF EVERY FOOL WHO WOULD BE WISER THAN HIS GENERATION.
CHAPTER VIII. - MASTER MARMADUKE NEVILE MAKES LOVE, AND IS FRIGHTENED.
Set amid the fierce turbulence of 15th‑century England, the story unfolds during the waning days of the Wars of the Roses. A kingdom divided between a restless king and a rising middle class provides a vivid backdrop for political intrigue, shifting loyalties, and the clash of old feudal power with emergent ambition. The narrative breathes life into a world of grand castles, bustling courts, and the restless streets of London, where the echoes of battle and whispered conspiracies intertwine.
At the heart of the tale stands a charismatic baron, a man both celebrated and reviled for his role in shaping the realm’s destiny. His fierce determination to protect the interests of the nobility pits him against a monarch whose motives are as opaque as the fog that rolls over the Thames. As alliances form and betrayals surface, listeners are drawn into a richly textured portrait of an age where personal honor and political survival are inextricably linked.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (219K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1803–1873
Best remembered today for unforgettable phrases like "the pen is mightier than the sword" and "It was a dark and stormy night," this Victorian novelist was once one of the most widely read writers in Britain. He paired literary fame with a busy political career, giving his work an unusual mix of melodrama, ambition, and public life.
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