Ernest Maltravers (novel)

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". It was followed by a sequel Alice.

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.

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.