We acknowledge (and remind and warn you) that they may, in fact, be entirely unrepresentative of the actual reviews by any other measure.Įdward Bulwer Lytton (1803-1873) was among the most popular and prolific Victorian authors. Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers.
"This biography seems long while one is reading it, yet seems scrappy when one has reached its conclusion still uninformed about so much of Lytton's life, unenlightened about so much of his personality, and certainly unconvinced of the need to restore his work to the canon." - Martin Rubin, The Washington Times. This book, entertaining and instructive in itself, opens the way for more life studies of this fascinating, but obstinately unread, Great Victorian." - John Sutherland, Times Literary Supplement The absurdity is relished, yet treated tenderly. "Leslie Mitchell's tone is ironic, drily amused by the foppery, yet impressed by Lytton's genuine, if often misapplied, force of mind. What it doesn't do, however, is to offer an in-depth critical assessment of his novels." - Lucasta Miller, Sunday Telegraph "Leslie Mitchell's biography, researched from manuscript sources, is at its best when disentangling the convoluted threads of Bulwer Lytton's political allegiances, though it also gives a spirited portrait of his nightmare marriage. Fittingly, Mitchell is best on the political sections - his two previous biographies are of politicians - but he is less sure on the others." - Sibylla Jane Flower, The Spectator No fewer than four of these are devoted to his private life, the remaining eight to his literary, political and philosophical interests. "Mitchell has divided his material into 12 thematic sections which provide a neat framework in which to consider the many facets of Lytton’s career. Still, it’s hard to make the man dull." - The New Yorker The decision to organize the biography thematically (.) is ill considered, and its defenses of Lytton’s gawdy prose seem strained. 
"Mitchell maintains that "his rehabilitation as an undoubtedly eminent Victorian is long overdue," but this attempt is only intermittently successful. #Reviews for lyttony series#
"Leslie Mitchell (.) seems eager to rehabilitate Bulwer-Lytton (1803-73) his book is less a straight-forward biography than a series of discursive footnotes on his subject's varied career (.) Fully one-quarter of the intermittently engaging Bulwer Lytton is taken up with his famously appalling wife." - Alexandra Mullen, The New York Times Book Review. This, though, is a small price to pay." - Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian It also means that Lytton springs to life from the very first chapters (.) The downside is, inevitably, a certain loss of coherence. This allows him to sidestep the deadening effects of a linear narrative and to bury in the background the kind of relentless detail that can make reading biography such a slog. "Leslie Mitchell has organised his book along thematic lines. But he is stronger on politics than on literature, and there are some odd omissions." - John Gross, Daily Telegraph His writing is crisp and urbane he gives you a good sense of Lytton the man, and of the immediate context in which he lived and worked. 
"Mitchell has produced an enjoyable book.The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Man of Lettersī+ : solid survey of the man, but doesn't give an adequate impression of his literary achievements.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author
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