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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