Zanoni (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517264420)

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 characterised 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 labour 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 though

Author: Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
ISBN-10: 1517264421
ISBN-13: 9781517264420
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2015
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.32d