Lucile by Owen Meredith

Lucile was a verse novel written by Robert Bulwer-Lytton under the pen name Owen Meredith, and published in 1860.

The poem is a narrative told in an anapestic meter.

Lucile was Meredith's most popular work, achieving wide popularity in the 19th century, especially in the United States (where it remained continuously in print through 1938). Between 1860 and 1938, at least 2000 editions and issues were released in the United States alone, by nearly 100 publishers.

There were accusations of plagiarism involving elements of an 1831 George Sand novella, Lavinia.