02241cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000052001122450036001642640051002003000047002513360026002983370026003243380036003505000092003865000031004785080055005095201223005645340045017876530036018328560042018689990017019107640UtSlPG20260610133210.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aLytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron,d1803-187310aErnest Maltravers — Volume 01 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Maltravers_(novel)  aRelease date is 2005-03-01  aThis eBook was produced by Dagny, and David Widger  a"Ernest Maltravers — Volume 01" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Ernest Maltravers, a young man with a fervent desire for knowledge and adventure, wrestling between his ambitions and the complexities of human relationships, particularly with a girl named Alice Darvil.   The opening portion introduces a bleak setting near a northern manufacturing town, where an encounter unfolds in a dilapidated hovel between a man who appears morally degraded and his daughter, Alice, who longs for a better life. This initial scene establishes Alice's difficult home life and her father's sinister demeanor, hinting at themes of poverty, innocence, and impending danger. When a young traveler arrives, drawn by the light of their home, the tension escalates. The father seems to have ulterior motives, and the contrast between Alice’s naïveté and the threatening atmosphere sets a dark tone for the narrative. Here, the foundation is laid for a story of escape and moral development, as well as the exploration of the relationship between Ernest and Alice that is central to the plot. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish fiction -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7640  c49629d49629