"The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 09" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a Victorian novel first published in 1849. The story follows the scholarly Caxton family through the eyes of young Pisistratus, whose quiet country life is disrupted when he becomes secretary to a powerful politician in London. There he falls in love with the daughter of Lady Ellinor, a woman once courted by his father and uncle. Marked by gentle humor and domestic warmth, the novel traces themes of ambition, family affection, and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)