What Will He Do With It? Book VII
The novel revolves around the life of a wealthy and reclusive miser, who dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a vast fortune. The story unfolds as his relatives and acquaintances gather to hear the reading of his will, only to discover that he has bequeathed his entire estate to a young and unknown woman.
By Edward Bulwer-lytton · First published 1878 · Genre: Victorian Literature, Drama, Romance · 25 chapters · 62,794 words
First lines
"I quite agree with you, Alban; Honoria Vipont is a very superior young lady."
"I knew you would think so! " cried the Colonel, with more warmth than usual to him.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edward Bulwer-lytton
- Date: 1878 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Victorian Literature, Drama, Romance, Social Critique, Comedy
- Length: 62,794 words
- Structure: 25 chapters, 721 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Victorian Literature — The book is set in the Victorian era and reflects the social and moral views of that time.
- Drama — The book contains dramatic elements such as conflict, tension, and emotional struggles.
- Romance — The book explores romantic relationships and love.
- Social Critique — The book critiques the social norms and structures of the Victorian era.
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Victorian Era · English Literature · Romance · Drama · Family Saga · Wealth and Class · Social Hierarchy · Inheritance · Power Struggle · Family Conflict · Love Triangle · Marriage
Contents
- VIGNETTES FOR THE NEXT BOOK OF BEAUTY
- AND OBSERVATION WILL EVERYWHERE FIND, INDISPENSABLE TO THE HAPPINESS OFNWOMAN, A VISITING ACQUAINTANCE
- MRS. HAUGHTON AT HOME TO GUY DARRELL
- MRS. HAUGHTON AT HOME MISCELLANEOUSLY. LITTLE PARTIES ARE USEFUL IN BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. ONE NEVER KNOWS WHOM ONE MAY MEET
- IT IS ASSERTED BY THOSE LEARNED MEN WHO HAVE DEVOTED THEIR LIVES TO THE STUDY OF THE MANNERS AND HABIT OF INSECT SOCIETY, THAT WHEN A SPIDER HAS LOST ITS LAST WEB, HAVING EXHAUSTED ALL THE GLUTINOUS MATTER WHEREWITH TO SPIN ANOTHER, IT STILL. PROTRACTS ITS INNOCENT EXISTENCE, BY OBTRUDING ITS NIPPERS ON SOME LESS WARLIKE BUT MORE RESPECTABLE SPIDER, POSSESSED OF A CONVENIENT HOME AND AN AIRY LARDER. OBSERVANT MORALISTS HAVE NOTICED THE SAME PECULIARITY IN THE MANEATER, OR POCKET-CANNIBAL
- FRESH TOUCHES TO THE THREE VIGNETTES FOR THE BOOK OF BEAUTY
- CONTAINING MUCH OF THAT INFORMATION WHICH THE WISEST MEN IN THE WORLD COULD NOT GIVE, BUT WHICH THE AUTHOR CAN
- BEING BUT ONE OF THE CONSIDERATE PAUSES IN A LONG JOURNEY, CHARITABLY AFFORDED TO THE READER
- GRIM ARABELLA CRANE
- CHAPTER X
- OUR OLD FRIEND THE POCKET-CANNIBAL EVINCES UNEXPECTED PATRIOTISM AND PHILOSOPHICAL MODERATION, CONTENTED WITH A STEAK OFF HIS OWN SUCCULENT FRIEND IN THE AIRS OF HIS OWN NATIVE SKY
- ANOTHER HALT - CHANGE OF HORSES - AND A TURN ON THE ROAD
- COLONEL MORLEY SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT WITHOUT REASON THAT HE ENJOYS HIS REPUTATION OF KNOWING SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYBODY
- ROMANTIC LOVE PATHOLOGICALLY REGARDED BY FRANK VANCE AND ALBAN MORLEY
- EVEN COLONEL MORLEY, (KNOWING EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING), IS PUZZLED WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLAIN QUESTION - "WHAT WILL HE DO WITH IT?"
- GUY DARRELL'S DECISION
- A MAN'S LETTER - UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE
- NO COINAGE IN CIRCULATION S0 FLUCTUATES IN VALUE AS THE WORTH OF A MARRIAGEABLE MAN
- CHAPTER XIX
- EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHRR CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED "SETTLED QUESTIONS" AND "FIXED OPINIONS."
- IN LIFE, AS IN ART, THE BEAUTIFUL MOVES IN CURVES
- A QUIET SCENE-AN UNQUIET HEART
- SOMETHING ON AN OLD SUBJECT, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SAID BEFORE
- AGREEABLE SURPRISES ARE THE PERQUISITES OF YOUTH
- CHAPTER XXV