Vol. 1, Chapters 1-9: 0:00-The madness of King George. 3:26 —The Regency. 5:48 —Pelham’s parents. 10:49 —Lytton’s satire. 12:28 —School days. 14:00 —Sir names. 14:50 —Lytton the student. 19:38 —A man of ton. 22:05 —What’s for dinner. 27:45 —Lady Roseville. 29:07 —Following mother’s advice. 31:15 —A grave encounter. 34:26 —Gallomania. 35:58 —Interlude.

Vol. 1, Chapters 10-23: 36:46 —An egregious coxcomb. 39:10 —Consider the dandy. 41:18 —Watching Pelham. 47:21 —The streets of Paris. 49:47 —Unabashed effrontery. 52:07 —Advice from Mom. 54:42 —The Palais Royal. 57:39 —Parisian restaurants. 59:17 —Les Anglais à Paris. 1:01:38 —Dueling Pelham. 1:02:38 —The Bois de Boulogne. 1:06  :22—Au revoir, Madame D’Anville; bonjour, Duchess. 1:09:16 —The demonical observer. 1:13:24 —The unhappy monkey. 1:15:39 —A consummate puppy. 1:18:02 —Gambling. 1:20:33 —Secrets of the boudoir. 1:22:09 —A most unmitigated rascal. 1:26:10 —Interlude.

Vol. 1, Chapters 24-37: 1:26:59 —Lord Byron. 1:34:03 —Tyrell & Thornton & Warburton. 1:36:57 —Rounds of reciprocal regrets. 1:41:01 —Warburton revealed. 1:44:33 —Last evening in Paris. 1:47:03 —Beau Brummel. 1:57:03 —The silver fork novel. 2:01:54 —Election fraud. 2:03:07 —Middle-class life. 2:12:03 —Closing.

Text: Edward Bulwer Lytton, Pelham, or the Adventures of a Gentleman. 1828. Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1972.

Image: Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (detail), painting by Henry William Pickersgill, 1831 (Wikipedia).

Interludes: Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 9 (1825), performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, 1957.

Sound effects: Pixabay.

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