Eugene Aram (novel) explained

Eugene Aram is a melodramatic novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton first published in 1832. It depicts the events leading up to the execution of Eugene Aram in 1759 for murdering his business partner.^[1]

Adaptations

See main article: Eugene Aram (disambiguation).

Lytton started the novel after having completed the first act of a play on the same subject, then dropping it in favour of what he considered the higher art form. This first act was then extended into a five-act play, giving proper credit to Lytton, by New Orleans poet Espy William Henricks Williams (30 January 1852 – 28 August 1908), and published 1873, shortly after publication by W. G. Wills of The Fate of Eugene Aram,^[2] which has been performed (as Eugene Aram) in England and Australia.^[3]

The novel was adapted three times for silent films, in 1914,^[4] 1915^[5] and 1924.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. Eugene Aram: a tale. George Routledge, London . 1832. 27875093.
2. The Literary Career of Epsey [sic] Williams: New Orleans poet and Playwright (1852–1908) ]. Patricia Kennedy Rickels . Louisiana State University (LSU) Historical Dissertations and Theses . 1961 . 54 . 15 June 2021.
3. News: Theatrical Gossip . . III . 233 . Tasmania, Australia . 23 June 1873 . 15 June 2021 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Eugene Aram (1914). Collections search.bfi.org.uk. 15 September 2020.
5. Book: Goble, Alan . The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 296. Walter de Gruyter . 1999 . 1857392299 .
6. Web site: Eugene Aram (1924). Collections search.bfi.org.uk. 15 September 2020.