Lucile. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1891.
Later Printing (but with date at title page). Original gilt and decorative cloth in decorative and printed dustjacket. Lucile was a verse novel written by Robert Bulwer-Lytton writing under the pen name Owen Meredith, and published in 1860. The poem is a narrative told in an anapest meter. It was Meredith's most popular work, achieving wide popularity in the 19th century, despite accusations of plagiarism involving elements of an 1831 George Sand novella, Lavinia. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and some panel edges.
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