Devereux (novel)

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Devereux
AuthorEdward Bulwer-Lytton
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical drama
PublisherHenry Colburn
Publication date
1829
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Devereux is an 1829 historical novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, published in three volumes. It takes place during the reign of Queen Anne and partly revolves around a secret Jacobite plot to place the pretender James Stuart on the throne. He earned £1,500 for the novel from his publisher Henry Colburn, trebling his earnings from the successful silver fork novel Pelham of the previous year.[1] He dedicated it to his friend the Canadian traveller and writer John Auldjo, then living in Naples. The story of a sibling rivalry between three brothers may have been influenced by Bulwer-Lytton's own upbringing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Huckvale p.35
  2. ^ Huckvale p.136

Bibliography

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  • Copeland, Edward. The Silver Fork Novel: Fashionable Fiction in the Age of Reform. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
  • Huckvale, David. A Dark and Stormy Oeuvre: Crime, Magic and Power in the Novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton. McFarland, 2015.