Glenarvon, Volume 3 (of 3) by Lady Caroline Lamb

"Glenarvon, Volume 3 (of 3)" by Lady Caroline Lamb is a novel published in 1816. Set during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, this scandalous work features the rakish Lord Glenarvon, who corrupts the innocent young bride Calantha, leading to their mutual ruin. The novel satirized London's elite Whig society with thinly veiled portraits of real figures, including Lamb's ex-lover Lord Byron. Though wildly successful with readers, its melodramatic scenes and unflattering depictions caused outrage among society's leaders, destroying Lamb's reputation forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
Title Glenarvon, Volume 3 (of 3)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenarvon
Credits Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Gothic fiction
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1798 -- Fiction
Subject Romans à clef
Category Text
eBook-No. 68776
Release Date
Last Update Oct 19, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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