What Will He Do With It? Book XI
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 · 11 chapters · 22,739 words
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"THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DOES RUN SMOOTH! " MAY IT NOT BE BECAUSE WHERE THERE ARE NO OBSTACLES, THERE ARE NO TESTS TO THE TRUTH OF LOVE? WHERE THE COURSE IS SMOOTH, THE STREAM IS CROWDED WITH PLEASURE-BOATS. WHERE THE WAVE SWELLS, AND THE SHOALS THREATEN, AND THE SKY LOWERS, THE PLEASURE-BOATS HAVE GONE BACK INTO HARBOUR. SHIPS FITTED FOR ROUGH WEATHER ARE THOSE BUILT AND STORED FOR LONG VOYAGE.
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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: 22,739 words
- Structure: 11 chapters, 258 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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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
- CHAPTER I
- AN OFFERRING TO THE MANES
- NOTHING SO OBSTINATE AS A YOUNG MAN'S HOPE; NOTHING SO ELOQUENT AS A LOVER'S TONGUE
- GUY DARRELL'S VIEWS IN THE INVITATION TO WAIFE
- THE VAGABOND RECEIVED IN THE MANOR-HOUSE AT FAWLEY
- INDIVIDUAL CONCESSIONS ARE LIKE POLITICAL; WHEN YOU ONCE BEGIN, THERE IS NO SAYING WHERE YOU WILL STOP
- SOPHY, DARRELL, AND THE FLUTE-PLAYER. DARRELL. PREPARES A SURPRISE FOR WAIFE
- SOPHY'S CLAIM EXAMINED AND CANVASSED
- POOR SOPHY!
- TREES THAT, LIKE THE POPLAR, LIFT UPWARD ALL THEIR BOUGHS, GIVE NO SHADE AND NO SHELTER, WHATEVER THEIR HEIGHT. TREES THE MOST LOVINGLY SHELTER AND SHADE US, WHEN, LIKE THE WILLOW, THE HIGHER SOAR THEIR SUMMITS, THE LOWLIER DROOP THEIR BOUGHS
- WAIFE EXACTS FROM GEORGE MORLEY THE FULFILMENT OF ONE OF THOSE PROMISES WHICH MEAN NOTHING OR EVERYTHING