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Eugene Aram

Eugene Aram

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.


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“Fate laughs at probabilities.”

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Eugene Aram (1832), Book i, Chapter x.

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“The magic of the tongue is the most dangerous of all spells.”

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Eugene Aram (1832), Book i, Chapter vii.

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