Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Broschiertes Buch

Devereux, Book Ii. (Volume 02)

Beschreibung

A doorway into shadowed streets and fevered rooms where power, passion, and peril collide. Devereux, Book II invites you to step back into Victorian London-where sensation and gothic imagination fuse with sharp social scrutiny. This restored edition brings Bulwer-Lytton's intricate web of political intrigue and romantic entanglements into crisp focus for today's readers. The tale moves between opulent drawing rooms and darker back corridors, weaving themes of social mores, ambition, and the weight of reputation through a landscape steeped in Victorian fiction, with echoes of Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Byron shaping its Gothic mood. It rewards both the casual reader seeking a page-turning melodrama and the academic study of nineteenth¿century culture, offering rich material for those tracing the era's literary currents and urban anxieties. A note on significance: this is more than a reprint; it is a curated restoration, a bridge to the British nineteenth century for new generations and discerning collectors alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, the volume stands as a collector's item and a cultural treasure, faithfully revived for ongoing study and enduring enjoyment. For historical fiction readers, for lovers of Victorian London, and for devotees of the genre's enduring sensibilities-this edition preserves a pivotal voice in gothic and sensation fiction.

Autor

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC was an English writer and politician. He was a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. From June 1858 to June 1859, he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies, appointing Richard Clement Moody to be the founder of British Columbia. Following King Otto's abdication in 1862, he renounced the Greek crown. He was made Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866. Bulwer-Lytton's works were well-known during his time. Bulwer was born on May 25, 1803 to General William Earle Bulwer of Heydon Hall and Wood Dalling, Norfolk, and Elizabeth Barbara Lytton, daughter of Richard Warburton Lytton of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. He had two older brothers: William Earle Lytton Bulwer (1799-1877) and Henry (1801-1872), who eventually became Lord Dalling and Bulwer. His father died, and his mother relocated to London when he was four years old. When he was 15, his tutor at Ealing, Wallington, urged him to publish an immature piece called Ishmael and Other Poems. Bulwer fell in love at this period, but the woman's father persuaded her to marry someone else.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 125g
• ISBN-13: 9789354844867
• ISBN-10: 9354844863
• Artikelnr.: 62344448