Valerius, a Roman story / John Gibson Lockhart ; edited by Thomas C. Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, author.

Contributor:

Richardson, Thomas Charles, 1950- editor.

Series:

Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854. http://viaf.org/viaf/5447161392921058480004 Works

The Edinburgh critical edition of the works of John Gibson Lockhart

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854. Valerius.

Lockhart, J. G.

Rome--Fiction.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Genre:

Fiction

Historical fiction

Novels

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"The first critical edition of the final text of Lockhart's Valerius, A Roman Story. A critically-edited text with full scholarly apparatus; Includes a comprehensive introduction that addresses the composition of the novel, the novel's literary and historical contexts, and the novel's critical reception; Features extensive explanatory notes that identify quotations within the novel, the novel's literary, historical, political, cultural, and geographical references, and other key expressions; Includes textual notes addressing Lockhart's revisions based on the extant manuscripts and proofs. Valerius, A Roman Story, Lockhart's first novel and what has been called 'the first classical novel in English', was first published in 1821 and extensively revised for Blackwood's Standard Novels (1842) two decades later. This revised edition - Lockhart's final edition - is the text presented in this new scholarly edition. The title character, a young Roman Briton, narrates and reflects upon his journey to Rome in the time of Trajan. The novel is part history, part travel narrative, part love story and part thriller, as Valerius's personal journey is carefully interwoven with the history, culture, and politics of the Roman Empire in a time of Christian persecution. Lockhart offers Romantic fiction a new character and invites readers to consider conditions of nineteenth-century Britain through Roman life. This edition, with its extensive explanatory notes, provides the modern reader with the scholarly resources to re-evaluate Valerius and Lockhart's place in the history of the Scottish novel and Romantic fiction"-- De Gruyter Brill.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Aims of the Edition

Volume Editor's Acknowledgements / Thomas C. Richardson

Introduction

Valerius, A Roman Story

Appendix I Correspondence of Pliny and Trajan

Appendix II Comparative Conclusions of Texts

Emendation List

Hyphenation List

Explanatory Notes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 10, 2026).

Contains:

Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854. Valerius.

Other Format:

Print version: Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854. Valerius, a Roman story

ISBN:

9781399553544

1399553542

9781399553551

1399553550

OCLC:

1531973926

Publisher Number:

CIPO000318396

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license