Zanoni - Rilegato

Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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ISBN 10: 1592248403 ISBN 13: 9781592248407

Casa editrice: Borgo Pr, 2002

Riassunto

By way of introduction, the author confesses: "... It so chanced that some years ago, in my younger days, whether of authorship or life, I felt the desire to make myself acquainted with the true origins and tenets of the singular sect known by the name of Rosicrucians." A manuscript came into his hands written in the most unintelligible cipher, a manuscript which through the author's own interpretation became Zanoni. One of the peculiarities of Bulwer was his passion for occult studies. They had a charm for him early in life, and he pursued them with the earnestness which characterized his pursuit of other studies. He became absorbed in wizard lore; he equipped himself with magical implements, -- with rods for transmitting influence, and crystal balls in which to discern coming scenes and persons; and communed with spiritualists and mediums. The fruit of these mystic studies is seen in _Zanoni_ and "A Strange Story," romances which were a labor of love to the author, and into which he threw all the power he possessed, -- power re-enforced by multifarious reading and an instinctive appreciation of Oriental thought. (Jacketless library hardcover.)

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L'autore:

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, (1803 - 1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", "dweller on the threshold", as well as the well-known opening line "It was a dark and stormy night".

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Book by BulwerLytton Edward George

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• Editore: Borgo Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1592248403
• ISBN 13: 9781592248407
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 384