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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Vol. 2, Chapters 1-10: 0:00-In Cheltenham. 3:29—“Cherry Ripe.” 4:40—Lady Babbleton & Sir John Tyrell. 9:01—Oh, you satirist! 11:51—A sunbeam caught. 14:09—A bold, bad man. 18:28—In London. 20:40—Wildean maxims. 22:50—Pelham’s ego. 22:43—Visiting Glanville, seeing Thornton. 26:38—Motherly advice. 28:01—At Lady Roseville’s. 29:38—Pelham’s seat. 31:02—Interlude.

Vol. 2, Chapter 11: 32:07—Single-sticking. 38:07—A night on the town. 43:28—Harriss’s List of Covent Garden Ladies. 52:52—Birch discipline. 57:37—Ornaments to the female world. 1:00:01—Covent Garden women. 1:08:33—Reading the List. 1:11:32—Interlude.

Vol. 2, Chapters 12-14: 1:12:40—Mock-epic. 1:15:22—Dipping into St. Giles. 1:20:05—Blue ruin. 1:24:12—The Irish Rookery. 1:25:58—Economic distress. 1:27:31—Introducing Job Jonson. 1:29:30—Remembering Jemmy Gordon. 1:31:37—Urban leisure activities. 1:32:52—Deceased duchess. 1:24:28—Interlude.

Vol. 2 Chapters 15-28: 1:35:36—Moral literature. 1:41:33—Tories & Whigs. 1:42:24—Glanville/Byron. 1:47:30—Frame story. 1:54:34—In walks Thornton. 1:58:18—Cultural collision 2:00:50—Boatswain’s mate. 2:09:19—Clarke’s doggerel. 2:11:41—Bad Byron. 2:13:14—Cherry buried. 2:14:57—Animal spirits. 2:22:05—Farce to foreboding. 2:26:54—One long school day. 2:29:29—Oh, the humanities! 2:32: 37—A dark pursuer. 2:38:01—Closing.

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

Interludes: Charles Horn, “Cherry Ripe” (c. 1826), arranged and performed by Jim Paterson (https://www.mfiles.co.uk/scores/cherry-ripe-piano-solo.htm).

Additional music: “Cherry Ripe,” Robert Herrick (lyrics) and Charles Horn (music), performed by Village Voices, Buckinghamshire, UK (http://www.villagevoiceschoir.net).

Sound effects: Pixabay.

“USA”: myinstants.com.

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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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