Editing Robert Clive (section)

===Cultural===
* [[Robert Browning]]'s 1880 poem ''[[s:Clive|Clive]]'' recounts a fictional episode in which Clive, as a young clerk, duels a [[card sharp|card-sharping]] soldier. Clive shoots and misses; the cheat then admits his crime and spares Clive's life. The poem's narrator, and those watching the duel, initially believe that the episode shows Clive's courage in standing up honestly; but Clive rebukes them that the magnanimous cheat showed far more honour. The poem largely focuses on the relationship between courage and fear, and closes with an allusion to Clive's suicide ("Clive's worst deed – we'll hope condoned").
* A bestselling children's novel, [[G. A. Henty]]'s ''With Clive in India: Or, the Beginnings of an Empire'' (1884), celebrates Clive's life and career from a pro-British point of view.
* [[R. J. Minney]]'s stage play ''[[Clive of India (play)|Clive of India]]'' (1933) portrays the life of Clive, particularly focusing on his victory at the [[Battle of Plassey]]. It was based on a biography of Clive that Minney had written two years earlier.<ref>[[J. P. Wearing|Wearing, J. P.]] ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''.  [[Rowman & Littlefield]], 2014.</ref>
* The 1935 film ''[[Clive of India (film)|Clive of India]]'', based on Minney's play, starred [[Ronald Colman]], [[Loretta Young]], and Clive's descendant [[Colin Clive]].<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |date=26 June 1937 |title=Colin Clive, Actor, Dies in Hollywood. Star of Screen and Stage, 37, Scored First Hit as Stanhope in 'Journey's End'. Made Debut Here in 1930. Appeared in 'Clive of India,' a Picture Based on Life of His Ancestor. Descendant of Empire Builder Played Frankenstein Role. |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* Due to being the brother-in-law of [[Nevil Maskelyne]], Clive is mentioned in [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s novel [[Mason & Dixon]] - specifically during the sections with [[Charles Mason|Mason]] and Maskelyne on the island of [[Saint Helena]].