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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — CompleteBaron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete

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Original author: Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

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"The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a Victorian novel published in 1849. The story follows the Caxton family: scholarly Austin working on his grand history, his wife Kitty, his brother Roland the Captain, and Austin's son Pisistratus who narrates. Their quiet country life shifts when young Pisistratus becomes secretary to a parliamentary leader, falls for his employer's daughter, and faces heartbreak alongside his father's financial troubles. This gentle, humorous family portrait marked a turning point in Victorian fiction.

The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete, by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #7605.

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120 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface487 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: "Sir--sir, it is a boy!"1,141 words
  3. 3.Chapter II944 words
  4. 4.Chapter III1,563 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV2,481 words
  6. 6.Chapter V824 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI994 words
  8. 8.Chapter I1,757 words
  9. 9.Chapter II2,738 words
  10. 10.Chapter III2,692 words
  11. 11.Chapter IV1,461 words
  12. 12.Chapter V1,583 words
  13. 13.Chapter I1,469 words
  14. 14.Chapter II1,221 words
  15. 15.Chapter III2,049 words
  16. 16.Chapter IV2,076 words
  17. 17.Chapter V1,091 words
  18. 18.Chapter VI838 words
  19. 19.Chapter VII: My Uncle Roland's Tale2,116 words
  20. 20.Chapter VIII491 words
  21. 21.Chapter I650 words
  22. 22.Chapter II1,618 words
  23. 23.Chapter III683 words
  24. 24.Chapter IV2,843 words
  25. 25.Chapter V1,287 words
  26. 26.Chapter VI360 words
  27. 27.Chapter I5,731 words
  28. 28.Chapter II1,287 words
  29. 29.Chapter III619 words
  30. 30.Chapter IV1,947 words
  31. 31.Chapter I: "I don't know that," said my father1,832 words
  32. 32.Chapter II386 words
  33. 33.Chapter III182 words
  34. 34.Chapter IV1,245 words
  35. 35.Chapter V1,126 words
  36. 36.Chapter VI786 words
  37. 37.Chapter VII974 words
  38. 38.Chapter VIII1,683 words
  39. 39.Chapter I3,464 words
  40. 40.Chapter II2,158 words
  41. 41.Chapter III978 words
  42. 42.Chapter IV704 words
  43. 43.Chapter V: My Father's First Love1,954 words
  44. 44.Chapter VI1,274 words
  45. 45.Chapter VII2,211 words
  46. 46.Chapter VIII462 words
  47. 47.Chapter IX534 words
  48. 48.Chapter I1,453 words
  49. 49.Chapter II2,104 words
  50. 50.Chapter III2,202 words
  51. 51.Chapter IV4,597 words
  52. 52.Chapter I: And my father pushed aside his books1,205 words
  53. 53.Chapter II1,450 words
  54. 54.Chapter III1,654 words
  55. 55.Chapter IV664 words
  56. 56.Chapter V1,920 words
  57. 57.Chapter VI1,197 words
  58. 58.Chapter VII1,949 words
  59. 59.Chapter I2,541 words
  60. 60.Chapter II428 words
  1. 61.Chapter III3,516 words
  2. 62.Chapter IV1,785 words
  3. 63.Chapter V1,264 words
  4. 64.Chapter VI1,328 words
  5. 65.Chapter I3,095 words
  6. 66.Chapter II896 words
  7. 67.Chapter III372 words
  8. 68.Chapter IV351 words
  9. 69.Chapter V4,695 words
  10. 70.Chapter VII2,360 words
  11. 71.Chapter I1,702 words
  12. 72.Chapter II1,091 words
  13. 73.Chapter III2,009 words
  14. 74.Chapter IV938 words
  15. 75.Chapter V1,210 words
  16. 76.Chapter VI3,307 words
  17. 77.Chapter VII645 words
  18. 78.Chapter I1,098 words
  19. 79.Chapter II601 words
  20. 80.Chapter III417 words
  21. 81.Chapter IV2,930 words
  22. 82.Chapter V1,084 words
  23. 83.Chapter VI1,135 words
  24. 84.Chapter I761 words
  25. 85.Chapter II1,355 words
  26. 86.Chapter III2,184 words
  27. 87.Chapter IV967 words
  28. 88.Chapter V1,992 words
  29. 89.Chapter VI2,080 words
  30. 90.Chapter VII289 words
  31. 91.Chapter VIII1,769 words
  32. 92.Chapter I5,039 words
  33. 93.Chapter II2,958 words
  34. 94.Chapter III894 words
  35. 95.Chapter IV1,805 words
  36. 96.Chapter I715 words
  37. 97.Chapter II262 words
  38. 98.Chapter III: Vivian2,000 words
  39. 99.Chapter IV: The Preceptor1,312 words
  40. 100.Chapter V1,343 words
  41. 101.Chapter VI1,124 words
  42. 102.Chapter VII2,572 words
  43. 103.Chapter VIII373 words
  44. 104.Chapter IX1,510 words
  45. 105.Chapter X3,005 words
  46. 106.Chapter XI501 words
  47. 107.Chapter I4,534 words
  48. 108.Chapter II1,395 words
  49. 109.Chapter III819 words
  50. 110.Chapter IV1,756 words
  51. 111.Chapter V729 words
  52. 112.Chapter VI: Dated From Adelaide883 words
  53. 113.Chapter I1,584 words
  54. 114.Chapter II683 words
  55. 115.Chapter III1,482 words
  56. 116.Chapter IV408 words
  57. 117.Chapter V2,311 words
  58. 118.Chapter VI2,391 words
  59. 119.Chapter VII883 words
  60. 120.Chapter VIII4,684 words