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| Author | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Publisher | Henry Colburn |
Publication date | 1829 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Devereux is an 1829 historical novel by the British writerEdward Bulwer-Lytton, published in three volumes. He earned £1,500 for the novel from his publisherHenry Colburn, trebling his earnings from the successfulsilver fork novelPelham of the previous year.[1] He dedicated it to his friend the Canadian traveller and writerJohn Auldjo, then living inNaples.[2]
The novel takes place during the reign ofQueen Anne and partly revolves around a secretJacobite plot to place the pretenderJames Stuart on the throne.[3] The story of asibling rivalry between three brothers may have been influenced by Bulwer-Lytton's own upbringing.[4]
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