Vol. 3, Chapters 1-8: 0:00-Recap. 1:52 —A dead man. 4:43 —The crime scene. 5:56 —Lytton & Poe.   7:20 —The initial investigation. .9:35 —Pale Pelham. 11:50 —Fireworks. 15:16 —Lytton makes the rounds. 18:37 —The Homes of England. 22:44 —Melancholy mania. 24:46 —A new wrinkle. 26:42 —Job Jonson. 30:05 —Pelham’s mother. 32:43 —Lytton’s mother. 33:16 —Literary Lytton. 34:25 —Pelham & Roseville. 36:24 —Pelham’s politics. 37:25 —Interlude.

Vol. 3, Chapters 9-14: 38:07 —Glanville explains all. 40:05 —Glanville & Gertrude. 43:34 —Gertrude’s gone. 45:00 —To the madhouse. 50:04 —Gertrude’s condition.  55:35 —RIP G.D. 56:04 —Mystery revealed. 59:44 —Glanville & Thornton. 1:01:19 —A terrible & tumultuous action. 1:06:12 —Pelham & Ellen. 1:07:13 —Pelham rehabilitated. 1:08:13 —Thornton’s demands. 1:10:39 —Trying times. 1:15:44 —Interlude.

Vol. 3, Chapters 15-22: 1:16:25 —Dawson’s remorse. 1:18:46 —Parson Pelham. 1:20:06 —St. Giles Greek. 1:21:34 —Bloomsbury elegance. 1:25:31 —Chilling apprehensions. 1:28:09 —Brimstone Bess & gang. 1:30:12 —The murder recounted. 1:34:40 —True crime. 1:38:25 —Murder ballad. 1:40:18 —Names. 1:41:27 —Bloody water. 1:44:19 —Simple-minded moralizing. 1:46:17 —Run for your lives! 1:48:28 —The day after. 1:49:41 —Thornton arraigned, Glanville released. 1:50:54 —Lady Roseville’s behavior. 1:53:44 —Mother writes. 1:54:29 —No reception.  1:55:34 —Several months later. 1:57:59 —Reception. 2:00:11 —Lytton/Pelham conflation.  2:05:28 —Lytton’s character.  2:06:02 —Class conflict. 2:09:11 —Defending Pelham, attacking Byron.

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

Interludes: Hector Berlioz, “The Corsair Overture” (1844), performed by Orchestre De L’Association Des Concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Jean Martinon, 1952.

Additional music: Noel Coward, “The Stately Homes of England” (1938), performed by Roderick Cook and Jamie Ross, Oh Coward! original cast recording, Bell Records, 1972 (Internet Archive).

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