"The Lady of Lyons; Or, Love and Pride" by Edward Bulwer Lytton is a play set in France during the late 1790s that paints a vivid picture of romance and societal pressures. The story follows Claude Melnotte, a gardener's son, as he is deeply in love with Pauline Deschappelles, who is the beautiful daughter from a rich family. The play looks at the problems that come up when people from different social classes fall in love, showing the challenges and the high emotions involved, especially when the expectations of society clash with personal desires. The story kicks off by introducing Pauline who is known as the "Beauty of Lyons," and men are constantly competing to gain her affection. Meanwhile, viewers learn of Claude's adoration for her, and the audience anticipates drama and romance, especially as characters challenge the strict rules of their society.
The Lady of Lyons; Or, Love and Pride
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Amidst the backdrop of post-revolution France, a gardener's son and a merchant's daughter must either overcome the rigid barriers of social class or become victims of its unyielding divide.
Summary
About the AuthorEdward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton,, was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, choosing Richard Clement Moody as founder of British Columbia. He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton,, was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, choosing Richard Clement Moody as founder of British Columbia. He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy
By Friedrich Schiller
Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste
By Harley Granville-Barker
The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts
By Honoré de Balzac
Gabrielle de Bergerac
By Henry James
Pride and Prejudice, a play founded on Jane Austen's novel
By Steele MacKaye
The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts
By Mary Johnston
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Pelham — Volume 08
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Parisians — Volume 03
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 07
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
A Strange Story — Volume 04
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 08
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton