# The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete Author: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873 Genre: Category: Novels Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7605 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Caxtons%3A+A+Family+Picture+Lytton&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Now my father did not mean by that interrogatory to challenge philosophical inquiry, nor to demand of the honest but unenlightened woman who had just rushed into his study, a solution of that mystery, physiological and psychological, which has puzzled so many curious sages, and lies still involved in the question, "What is man?" For as we need not look further than Dr. Johnson's Dictionary to know that a boy is "a male child,"--i.e., the male young of man,--so he who would go to the depth of things, and know scientifically what is a boy, must be able to ascertain "what is a man." But for aught I know, my father may have been satisfied with Buffon on that score, or he may have sided with M... ## Chapters - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 91](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/91/index.md) - [Chapter 68](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/68/index.md) - [Chapter 119](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/119/index.md) - [Chapter 106](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/106/index.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/50/index.md) - [Chapter 75](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/75/index.md) - [Chapter 60](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/60/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 104](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/104/index.md) - [Chapter 64](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/64/index.md) - [Chapter 92](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/92/index.md) - [Chapter 80](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/80/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 58](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/58/index.md) - [Chapter 101](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/101/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 69](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/69/index.md) - [Chapter 117](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/117/index.md) - [Chapter 116](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/116/index.md) - [Chapter 85](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/85/index.md) - [Chapter 49](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/49/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/48/index.md) - [Chapter 88](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/88/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 72](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/72/index.md) - [Chapter 87](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/87/index.md) - [Chapter 97](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/97/index.md) - [Chapter 57](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/57/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 55](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/55/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 94](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/94/index.md) - [Chapter 90](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/90/index.md) - [Chapter 61](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/61/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 109](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/109/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 70](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/70/index.md) - [Chapter 53](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/53/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 112](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/112/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 103](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/103/index.md) - [Chapter 114](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/114/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 52](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/52/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 107](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/107/index.md) - [Chapter 84](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/84/index.md) - [Chapter 99](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/99/index.md) - [Chapter 63](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/63/index.md) - [Chapter 98](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/98/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 62](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/62/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 74](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/74/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 51](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/51/index.md) - [Chapter 56](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/56/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 82](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/82/index.md) - [Chapter 100](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/100/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 77](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/77/index.md) - [Chapter 71](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/71/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 81](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/81/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 86](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/86/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 73](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/73/index.md) - [Chapter 65](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/65/index.md) - [Chapter 111](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/111/index.md) - [Chapter 93](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/93/index.md) - [Chapter 118](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/118/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 108](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/108/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 83](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/83/index.md) - [Chapter 95](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/95/index.md) - [Chapter 110](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/110/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 113](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/113/index.md) - [Chapter 54](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/54/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 76](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/76/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 78](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/78/index.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/46/index.md) - [Chapter 105](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/105/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 59](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/59/index.md) - [Chapter 79](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/79/index.md) - [Chapter 115](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/115/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 66](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/66/index.md) - [Chapter 102](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/102/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 67](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/67/index.md) - [Chapter 89](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/89/index.md) - [Chapter 96](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/96/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-caxtons-a-family-picture-complete-7605/chapters/32/index.md)