Book, Caxton, Pisistratus (pseudonym used by Lord Lytton) et al, 'My novel' / by Pisistratus Caxton : or, Varieties in English life / by the Right Hon. Lord Lytton) : in two volumes : Vol. I, [n.d.] [1874?]

Physical description

396 p. : brown cover embossed with black design. Title and author's name in gold on spine. Gilding on spine.

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Book plate pasted inside front cover: 'Linton / Mechanics' Institute / Established, 1871'. Signed 'J. Dodds, Secretary'. Book plate indicates book was part of original Linton Mechanics' Institute collection.

Summary

A social satire by English author Lord Lytton. The protagonist 'Pisistratus Caxton' is a writer navigating 19th-century English class, ambition, and rural society.

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