"The Lady of Lyons; Or, Love and Pride" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a five-act romantic melodrama written in 1838. When Pauline Deschapelles rejects a marquis, he plots revenge by convincing a humble gardener's son to pose as a foreign prince and win her hand. The deception leads to marriage, betrayal, and heartbreak. As financial ruin threatens and war beckons, can love triumph over wounded pride? This popular drama captivated audiences throughout the nineteenth century and inspired multiple operatic adaptations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)