What Will He Do With It? Book VIII
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 · 9 chapters · 25,209 words
First lines
"A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN. " -- OLD PROVERB.
Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before. The experiment of return to the social world had failed. The resolutions which had induced the experiment were finally renounced. Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edward Bulwer-lytton
- Date: 1878 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Victorian Literature, Drama, Romance, Social Critique, Psychological Fiction
- Length: 25,209 words
- Structure: 9 chapters, 244 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Victorian Literature — Set in the Victorian era, it reflects the societal norms, values, and issues of that period.
- Drama — The narrative is filled with dramatic events and conflicts, focusing on personal and interpersonal struggles.
- Romance — Romantic relationships and love affairs play a significant role in the plot.
- Social Critique — The narrative critiques and explores various social issues and class dynamics 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
- CHAPTER I
- THE LEARNED COMPUTE THAT SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN MILLIONS OF MILLIONS OF VIBRATIONS HAVE PENETRATED THE EYE BEFORE THE EYE CAN DISTINGUISH THE TINTS OF A VIOLET. WHAT PHILOSOPHY CAN CALCULATE THE VIBRATIONS OF THE HEART BEFORE IT CAN DISTINGUISH THE COLOURS OF LOVE?
- COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, "HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED. " "HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE. " "HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES; " AND, "WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN."
- CHAPTER IV
- LIONEL HAUGHTON HAVING LOST HIS HEART, IT IS NO LONGER A QUESTION OF WHAT HE WILL DO WITH IT. BUT WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH IT IS A VERY GRAVE QUESTION INDEED
- CREDULOUS CRYSTAL-SEERS, YOUNG LOVERS, AND GRAVE WISE MEN - ALL IN THE SAME CATEGORY
- THE MAN-EATER CONTINUES TO TAKE HIS QUIET STEAK OUT OF DOLLY POOLE; AND IS IN TURN SUBJECTED TO THE ANATOMICAL KNIFE OF THE DISSECTING AUTHOR. TWO TRAPS ARE LAID FOR HIM - ONE BY HIS FELLOW MAN-EATERS - ONE BY THAT DEADLY PERSECUTRIX, THE WOMAN WHO TRIES TO SAVE HIM IN SPITE OF ALL HE CAN DO TO BE HANGED
- MERCURY IS THE PATRON DEITY OF MERCANTILE SPECULATORS, AS WELL AS OF CRACK-BRAINED POETS; INDEED, HE IS MUCH MORE FAVOURABLE, MORE A FRIEND AT A PINCH, TO THE FORMER CLASS OF HIS PROTEGES THAN HE IS TO THE LATTER
- THE WRECK AND THE LIFE-BOAT IN A FOG