Ernest Maltravers is an 1837 novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, originally published in three volumes. It is Gothic in style, and features a protagonist combining "Byronic stature and Coleridgean philosophical ambition".Mulvey-Roberts p.34 It was followed by a sequel, Alice.Graham p.63
The following year it was adapted into a stage play of the same title by Louisa Medina, which first appeared on 28 March 1838 at the National Theatre in New York City.Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre p.36
Film versions In 1914 it was adapted into an American short silent film, Ernest Maltravers, directed by Travers Vale. A further silent film, the British feature-length Ernest Maltravers, was released in 1920, directed by Jack Denton and starring Lillian Hall-Davis.Goble p.296
References
Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Graham, Sarah (ed.) A History of the Bildungsroman. Cambridge University Press, 2019. Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (ed.)The Handbook to Gothic Literature. NYU Press, 1998. Rodríguez, Miriam López & María Dolores Narbona Carrión (ed.) Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre. Universitat de València, 28 Nov 2011.