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The Caxtons are; Austin Caxton, a scholar engaged on a great work, 'The History of Human Error;' his wife Kitty, much his junior; his brother Roland, the Captain, who has served in the Napoleonic campaigns; the two children of the latter, Herbert and Blanche; and Austin's son,... Read Full Overview

The Caxtons are; Austin Caxton, a scholar engaged on a great work, 'The History of Human Error;' his wife Kitty, much his junior; his brother Roland, the Captain, who has served in the Napoleonic campaigns; the two children of the latter, Herbert and Blanche; and Austin's son,... Read Full Overview

The Caxtons are; Austin Caxton, a scholar engaged on a great work, 'The History of Human Error;' his wife Kitty, much his junior; his brother Roland, the Captain, who has served in the Napoleonic campaigns; the two children of the latter, Herbert and Blanche; and Austin's son,... Read Full Overview

The Caxtons are; Austin Caxton, a scholar engaged on a great work, 'The History of Human Error;' his wife Kitty, much his junior; his brother Roland, the Captain, who has served in the Napoleonic campaigns; the two children of the latter, Herbert and Blanche; and Austin's son,... Read Full Overview

The Caxtons: a family image is an Edward Bulwer-Lytton Victorian novel from 1849. The Caxtons are Austin Caxton; his wife, Kitty; his brother, Roland, the captain; the two children, Herbert and Blanche; and Pisistratus, his son, who narrates that story.

The Caxtons: a family image is an Edward Bulwer-Lytton Victorian novel from 1849. The Caxtons are Austin Caxton; his wife, Kitty; his brother, Roland, the captain; the two children, Herbert and Blanche; and Pisistratus, his son, who narrates that story.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Sir-sir, it is a boy " "A boy," said my father, looking up from his book, and evidently much puzzled: "what is a boy?" Now my father did not mean by that interrogatory to challenge philosophical inquiry, nor to demand of the honest but unenlightened woman who had just rushed... Read Full Overview

Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The Caxtons," by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton, first published in 1849, is a compelling Victorian novel exploring domestic life and familial relationships. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century England, the story revolves around the Caxton family, delving into their joys,... Read Full Overview