Author | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Gothic |
Publisher | Saunders and Otley |
Publication date | 1837 |
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Ernest Maltravers is an 1837 novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, originally published in three volumes. It is Gothic in style, and features a protagonist combining "Byronic stature and Coleridgean philosophical ambition".[1] It was followed by a sequel Alice.[2]
The following year it was adapted into a stage play of the same title by Louisa Medina, which first appeared on 28 March 1838 at the National Theatre in New York City.[3]
In 1914 it was adapted into an American short silent film Ernest Maltravers directed by Travers Vale. A further silent film, the British feature-length Ernest Maltravers was released in 1920, directed by Jack Denton and starring Lillian Hall-Davis.[4]