Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Devereux, Book Iii.(Volume 03)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A daring masquerade of love, power, and intrigue awaits in Devereux, a Victorian historical romance that still speaks to modern readers. In a world of shifting social lines and hidden agendas, loyalties are tested and identities bend under the pressure of ambition and passion. This volume offers more than a reprint: it presents a vivid portrait of 1830s London, where melodramatic fiction meets sharp social satire. Bulwer-Lytton threads romance with mystery, exploring the duality of class and the cost of deception, all while threading a gothic sensibility through every social salon and smoky street. For Victorian Britain enthusiasts, this is a precise, immersive doorway into a byronic era classic, and for curious readers, it serves as a powerful introduction to a celebrated author's early mastery. Devereux holds enduring literary and historical significance as a window into the era's anxieties, ambitions, and chivalrous temptations. It rewards patient readers with rich character psychology, vivid atmosphere, and ideas that linger long after the final page. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions; restored for today's and future generations; more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Perfect for book collectors and Victorian readers alike, this volume invites you to revisit a landmark of the melodrama and social satire tradition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 62
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 106g
• ISBN-13: 9789354844997
• ISBN-10: 9354844995
• Artikelnr.: 62345233

Autorenporträt

Edward George Bulwer Lytton was a prolific English author, poet, novelist and politician, he served at the prestigious post of Secretary of the State for the Colonies of the United Kingdom. He was born in London on 23 May 1803. His father was General William Bulwer of Heydon Hall, mother was Elizabeth Barbara Lytton. He was a delicate child but a rapid learner. He started writing verses at ten years of age. He went to Trinity College of Cambridge. For English verse Sculpture he won the Chancellor Gold Medal. His first novel, the glorious Byronic romance Falkland, was not liked by people. But his second novel, Pelham or The Adventure of a Gentleman, was a hit and he began his successful fluent career in literary writing. He joined politics as a member of the Whigs, liberal political party. He died on 18 January 1873. His notable works - Pelham, The Last Days of Pompeii, The Coming Race, The Haunted and Haunters, Zanoni: A Rosicrucian Tale, Harold : The Last of Saxon Kings, Alice or the Mysteries, Athens : It's Rise and Fall etc. Lytton used some considerable phrases - 'It was dark and Stormy night', 'Almighty dollar, the pen is mightier than the sword' etc.