Controversial both for the artistic liberties Bulwer took with the facts of the case and for his ambivalent portrayal of his eponymous anti hero, Eugene Aram remained nonetheless one of the most popular novels of the Victorian period. His quest will lead to the discovery of a long hidden and horrible crime and the trial of Eugene Aram for murder! When Eugene Aram appeared in 1832, it drew mixed reactions: critics condemned it vehemently for romanticizing the life of a well known convicted murderer, while the reading public eagerly snatched up copies of the novel. Meanwhile, Madeline’s cousin Walter sets out to learn the fate of his long lost father. And yet, despite the young lovers’ apparent happiness, Aram seems to be hiding a dark secret.
But he is gradually coaxed from his solitary lifestyle by his kindly old neighbour, Rowland Lester, and as Aram’s visits to Lester become more frequent, he becomes more and more enamoured of beautiful Madeline Lester. Eugene Aram, a brilliant but reclusive scholar, lives in obscurity, devoting his life to arcane research.
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