The Caxtons Part XVIII

Name: The Caxtons Part XVIII
Author: Edward Bulwer-lytton

The story revolves around the Caxton family, focusing on the patriarch, Roland Caxton, and his struggles to maintain his dignity and social status amidst financial difficulties. The narrative explores themes of class, identity, and morality in Victorian England.

By Edward Bulwer-lytton · First published 1849 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Family Saga, Romance · 8 chapters · 17,657 words

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Adieu, thou beautiful land, Canaan of the exiles, and Ararat to many a shattered ark! Fair cradle of a race for whom the unbounded heritage of a future that no sage can conjecture, no prophet divine, lies afar in the golden promise -- light of Time! -- destined, perchance, from the sins and sorrows of a civilization struggling with its own elements of decay, to renew the youth of the world, and transmit the great soul of England through the cycles of Infinite Change. All climates that can best ripen the products of earth or form into various character and temper the different families of man is "rain influences" from the heaven that smiles so benignly on those who had once shrunk, ragged, from the wind, or scowled on the thankless sun. Here, the hard air of the chill Mother Isle, -- there, the mild warmth of Italian autumns or the breathless glow of the tropics. And with the beams of every climate, glides subtle Hope.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Edward Bulwer-lytton
Date: 1849 CE
Language: English
Genres: Historical Fiction, Family Saga, Romance, Adventure, Coming-of-Age
Length: 17,657 words
Structure: 8 chapters, 182 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Historical Fiction — The narrative is set in a historical period and includes real events and characters from history.
Family Saga — The story revolves around the lives and experiences of a family over several generations.
Romance — The narrative includes elements of love and romantic relationships.
Adventure — The plot involves elements of travel, exploration, and adventure.