Pelham — Complete
- First published
- 1828
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Pelham — Complete" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel published in 1828. This breakthrough silver fork novel follows the adventures of Henry Pelham, a young dandy, through Paris, London, and Cheltenham's fashionable society. Beginning as a light-hearted tale of high society life, the story transforms dramatically into a Gothic murder mystery when Pelham's friend faces execution for murder. Pelham must find the true killer to save him, pioneering elements that would later define the detective genre.
- Adventure stories
- English fiction
- Great Britain
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #7623. Pelham — Complete on Wikipedia.
