Ernest Maltravers (novel)

Ernest Maltravers

Author	Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Language	English
Genre	Gothic
Publisher	Saunders and Otley
Publication date	1837
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Followed by	Alice or The Mysteries

Ernest Maltravers is an 1837 novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, originally published in three volumes. It is Gothic in style, and features a protagonist combining "Byronic stature and Coleridgean philosophical ambition". ^[1] It was followed by a sequel Alice. ^[2]

The following year it was adapted into a stage play of the same title by Louisa Medina, which first appeared on 28 March 1838 at the National Theatre in New York City. ^[3]

Film versions

In 1914 it was adapted into an American short silent film Ernest Maltravers directed by Travers Vale. A further silent film, the British feature-length Ernest Maltravers was released in 1920, directed by Jack Denton and starring Lillian Hall-Davis. ^[4]

References

1. Mulvey-Roberts p.34
2. Graham p.63
3. Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre p.36
4. Goble p.296

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Graham, Sarah (ed.) A History of the Bildungsroman. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
• Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (ed.)The Handbook to Gothic Literature. NYU Press, 1998.
• Rodríguez, Miriam López & María Dolores Narbona Carrión (ed.) Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre. Universitat de València, 28 Nov 2011.