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Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton
The Life, Letters, and Literary Remains of Edward Bulwer - Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on…
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Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
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Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
SIR PETER CHILLINGLY was the representative of an ancient family and a landed proprietor of some importance. His parents took the pains to select his bride and if they might…
The music ceased; the dancers remained motionless in their graceful postures, as if arrested into statues of alabaster; and the young songstress cast herself on a cushion at the feet…
Mend our law-books as we will, one is forced to confess that knaves are often seen in fine linen, and honest men in the most shabby old rags.
Hip-Hip-Hurrah! Such was the sound that greeted our young traveler as he reached the inn door, -a sound joyous in itself, but sadly out of harmony with the feelings which…
Were you ever in public life, my dear reader? I don’t mean, by that question, to ask whether you were ever Lord Chancellor, Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, or…
The Author of Pausanias does not merely tell us that his hero, when in conference with the Spartan commissioners, displayed great natural powers which, rightly trained, might have made him…
The Last of the Barons is a historical novel first published in 1843. Its plot revolves around the power struggle between the English King Edward IV and his powerful minister…
COULD I prescribe to the critic and to the public, I would wish that this work might be tried by the rules rather of poetry than prose, for according to…
THOU must not, my old and partial friend, look into this work for that species of interest which is drawn from stirring adventures and a perpetual variety of incident. Thou…
FALKLAND, although the earliest (it was published in 1827) is one of the most carefully finished of its author’s compositions.
The first publication of Godolphin was a celebration of the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832. It was met with backlash by the elite due to its calling out…
In searching for new regions in the Art, it seemed to me that they might be found lying far and rarely trodden, beyond that range of conventional morality in which…
Rosicrucian fiction about love, life, and occult powers. Lytton was a student of the esoteric sciences and was a known Rosicrucian. Fascinating reading!
Reveals the famous last days of Pompeii in great detail. Interesting reading both for the mystic and the scholar.
This is another outstanding occult, Rosicrucian, novel that emphasizes one of Lytton’s famous esoteric principles-vibration!
This book, written in 1842, is one of the finest examples of Spiritual Fiction and influenced the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Divided in seven sections, the fourth, entitled…
Kenelm Chillingly is a novel written by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, published in 1873. The story follows the life of Kenelm Chillingly, a young man who is born into a wealthy…
Partial Contents: Hero’s Birth; Change in Conduct and character; Rural Hospitality; Change of Prospects; First Love; Mother and Son; Hero in London; Intellectual Adventure; Paris-A Female Politician; A Prince; The…
At the time this work was written I was deeply engaged in the study of metaphysics and ethics and out of that study grew the character of Algernon Mordaunt. He…
Complete biography of the great Saxon King, Harold.
I began this tale in Rome. Having had occasion to read the original authorities from which modern historians have drawn their accounts of the life of Rienzi, I was led…
Having long had a wish to illustrate certain periods of the French history, so in the selection of the date in which the scenes of this play are laid, I…
Lytton wrote this play to raise money for a newly formed group of aspiring artists called the Guild of Art and Literature. The play takes place during the reign of…
Dedicate to: The great German People, a Race of Thinkers and Critics. Maltravers is the Man of Genius amidst those fierce but ennobling struggles with poverty and want which geniuses…
This play takes place in 1588 the year of the Armada.
Reveals how tales of witchcraft and ghostland from our forefathers have crept into fashion in modern times.
Shows how the influence of home education, early circumstances and example effect the character and conduct.
""Walpole or Every Man Has His Price"" is a novel written by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The book is set in the 18th century and tells the story of Horace Walpole…
This book fearlessly answers questions about our social, moral and spiritual natures.
This play was unpublished until after Lytton’s death. His son writing the fith and final scene.
Investigates moral consequences and their effects.
Shows how crimes are committed against society, the individual and the soul.
Mystical fiction with a valuable spiritual lesson.
Pelham, conveys the newer, and I believe, sounder moral, of showing how a man of sense can subject the usages of the world to himself instead of being conquered by…
Mystical fiction situated in Paris.
Describes the Social Manners, Habits, and Amusements of the English People.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
This work, designed to illustrate the varieties of public and private life, is dedicated by the author, proud to unite a tribute to services recognized by England.
Zicci is a gothic novel written by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, first published in 1838. The story is set in Naples, Italy, and follows the mysterious and enigmatic character of Zicci…
A mystical narrative of the romance of youth.
This is the earliest of Lord Lytton’s prose fictions.
