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Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete

Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 402 pages

Alice, or the Mysteries is a Victorian novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It opens in a secluded Devonshire cottage by the sea, where two ladies sit by an open window in early spring. The novel blends domestic life with mystery and reflection, drawing readers into a quiet world where hidden histories come to light.

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Opening of the book

ALICE;
OR,
THE MYSTERIES
By Edward Bulwer Lytton
BOOK I.
"Thee, hid the bowering vales amidst, I call."
—EURIPIDES: Hel. I. 1116.

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Contents

  1. ALICE;
  2. THE MYSTERIES

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