ca. 1890 Last Days Of Pompeii by Bulwer Lytton ; Ancient Rome Mount Vesuvius

Description: The Last Days Of Pompeii By Sir E. Bulwer Lytton Published By Norman L. Munro New York circa 1890 Undated, however this is a circa 1890 printing. ( publisher Norman L. Munro was in operation from 1873 until 1921 ). Antique Hardcover. Decorated Cloth Binding. 298 pages , plus Publisher's Ads. About 130 years old. The Last Days Of Pompeii by Sir Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton (1803-1873) Bulwer Lytton was an early Victorian with a strong interest in the mystical cults of Rome [ Italy ]. He wrote several novels skillfully blending metaphysics and the occult into the story. His romantic historical novel, The Last Days of Pompeii, is a tale of passion, hate, revenge, and adventure. The setting is the ancient city of Pompeii , in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, in AD 79. The story concerns Glaucus, a handsome Greek who is beloved by almost every woman in the story; Ione, the Naples girl he loves; Nadia, a blind slave who is in love with Glauco, and the excellently portrayed Arbaces, a priest of the cult of Isis - the Egyptian goddess . Other noteworthy characters include Julia, a rich and mean heiress who is in love with Glauco, and Salustio, a dissipated and drunken Roman. The plot revolves around the constant intrigues of the characters, which include magic love potions , betrayals and heroism. Behind it all is the ominous backdrop of a smoking volcano , Mount Vesuvius , preparing to violently erupt... "Heaven had given to Glaucus every blessing but one: it had given him beauty, health, fortune, genius, illustrious descent, a heart of fire, a mind of poetry; but it had denied him the heritage of freedom. He was born in Athens ( Greece ), the subject of Rome. Succeeding early to an ample inheritance, he had indulged that inclination for travel so natural to the young, and had drunk deep of the intoxicating draught of pleasure amidst the gorgeous luxuries of the imperial court...." ------------- Good Condition Some general wear to the binding. [ see the photos ] The hinges are tight. No markings. " No. 9 " on front endpapers in old ink. No other writing. Foxing. The pages are otherwise in good condition. ------------- Some of the Chapter Headings include : The Two Gentlemen of Pompeii The Blind Flower-girl and the Beauty of Fashion Arbaces of Egypt The Forum of the Pompeians The Dream of Arbaces, a Visitor and a Warning to the Egyptian The Amphitheatre Parentage of Glaucus Description of the Houses of Pompeii The Temple of Isis and Its Priest The Gay Life of the Pompeiian Lounger A Miniature Likeness of the Roman baths Arbaces Cogs His Dice with Pleasure and Wins the Game The Noonday Excursion on the Caspian Sea Storm in the South The Witch's Cavern The Lord of the Burning Belt and His Minion Fate Writes Her Prophecy in Red Letters, but Who Shall Read Them? A Classical Funeral Nydia Affects the Sorcerers A Wasp Ventures into the Spider's Web The Slave Consults the Oracle The Dungeon and Its Victims The First Signal of the Wrath of the Dread Foe A Chance for Glaucus The Despair of the Lovers Etc., Etc. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.

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