Ernest Maltravers (novel)

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Ernest Maltravers
AuthorEdward Bulwer-Lytton
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreGothic
PublisherSaunders and Otley
Publication date
1837
Media typePrint

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]

Film versions[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mulvey-Roberts p.34
  2. ^ Graham p.63
  3. ^ Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre p.36
  4. ^ Goble p.296

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Graham, Sarah (ed.) A History of the Bildungsroman. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
  • Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (ed.)The Handbook to Gothic Literature. NYU Press, 1998.
  • Rodríguez, Miriam López & María Dolores Narbona Carrión (ed.) Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre. Universitat de València, 28 Nov 2011.