Pelham — Complete
by Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Baron
"Pelham — Complete" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel published in 1828. This breakthrough silver fork novel follows the adventures of Henry Pelham, a young dandy, through Paris, London, and Cheltenham's fashionable society. Beginning as a light-hearted tale of high society life, the story transforms dramatically into a Gothic murder mystery when Pelham's friend faces execution for murder. Pelham must find the true killer to save him, pioneering elements that would later define the detective genre.
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