Kenelm Chillingly is an 1873 comedy novel by the British writer and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton.[1] [2] [3] It is a satirical coming of age story that focuses on elements of Victorian society. It was published in three volumes by William Blackwood. It was published the same year as his death and was his penultimate work before the posthumous The Parisians.[4]

Kenelm Chillingly
AuthorEdward Bulwer-Lytton
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy, Bildungsroman
PublisherWilliam Blackwood and Sons
Publication date
1873
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

References

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  1. Page p.127
  2. Bilodeau p.228
  3. O'Gorman p.71
  4. Page p.127

Bibliography

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  • Bilodeau, Arthur E. Pugilistic Rhetoric in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England. Indiana University Press, 2011.
  • O'Gorman, Francis. Victorian Literature and Finance. Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Page, Michael R. The Literary Imagination from Erasmus Darwin to H.G. Wells. Ashgate, 2012.