The Coming Race - format ePub

1834 veröffentlicht Edward Bulwer-Lytton sein bekannteste Werk: Das Opus über den Untergang Pompejis Erzählt wird die Geschichte des jungen, reichen Griechen Glaukus und seiner Geliebten Ione, die um...

'HO, Diomed, well met! Do you sup with Glaucus tonight?' said a young man of small stature, who wore his tunic in those loose and effeminate folds which proved him to be a gentleman and a coxcomb. 'Alas,...

I have spoken so much of the Vril Staff that my reader may expect me to describe it. This I cannot do accurately, for I was never allowed to handle it for fear of some terrible accident occasioned by...

The Power of The Coming Race is a powerful novel that fired the imagination of readers starting in the 1870's. Among the earliest examples of what would become the genre of science fiction, among many...

Westward, beyond the still pleasant, but even then no longer solitary, hamlet of Charing, a broad space, broken here and there by scattered houses and venerable pollards, in the early spring of 1467,...

A friend of mine, who is a man of letters and a philosopher, said to me one day, as if between jest and earnest, "Fancy! since we last met I have discovered a haunted house in the midst of London." "Really...

IT was towards the evening of a day in early April that two ladies were seated by the open windows of a cottage in Devonshire. The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers...

"Sir-sir, it is a boy!" "A boy," said my father, looking up from his book, and evidently much puzzled: "what is a boy?" Now my father did not mean by that interrogatory to challenge philosophical inquiry,...

In the year 18- I settled as a physician at one of the wealthiest of our great English towns, which I will designate by the initial L-. I was yet young, but I had acquired some reputation by a professional...

"Is the night calm, Constance?" "Beautiful! the moon is up." "Open the shutters wider, there. It is a beautiful night. How beautiful! Come hither, my child." The rich moonlight that now shone through...

In "The Last Days of Pompeii" and "Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes," Edward Bulwer-Lytton masterfully intertwines historical accuracy with rich, evocative prose, illustrating the societal intricacies...

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In "The Greatest Gothic Novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton," the reader is invited into a labyrinth of psychological intrigue and supernatural horrors that define the essence of Gothic literature. Bulwer-Lytton...

In seinem Roman 'Godolphin' entführt uns Edward Bulwer-Lytton in das georgianische England des 18. Jahrhunderts und porträtiert das Leben und die Intrigen der High Society. Der Autor präsentiert einen...

In 'Paul Clifford', geschrieben von Edward Bulwer-Lytton, tauchen die Leser in die Welt des Protagonisten ein, der durch eine Reihe von mysteriösen Ereignissen gezwungen wird, ein Leben im Untergrund...

Pompéi, 24 août 79 après Jésus-Christ. Cette petite ville romaine du sud de l'Italie vit, sans le savoir, ses dernières heures. L'animation de cette cité florissante ne laisse en rien présager le désastre...

Pompéi, an 79 de notre ère. Ville multiculturelle, bruyante, agitée par les excès, les jeux de pouvoir et les rivalités sentimentales. Là se croisent Glaucus le Grec fougueux, Arbacès l'Égyptien austère...

Tandis que les premiers chrétiens tentent de faire connaître leur religion dans le ville de Pompéi, le Grec Glaucus et l'Egyptien Arbacès se disputent la belle Ione. Nul ne sait que le tremblement de...

Voyagez dans le temps jusqu'à l'ancienne Pompéi avec "Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi" d'Edward Bulwer-Lytton, un roman historique captivant et palpitant. Plongez dans une histoire d'amour, d'intrigue et...

C’était au commencement du mois d’avril ; le jour touchait à sa fin ; deux dames étaient assises à la fenêtre ouverte d’un cottage du Devonshire. La pelouse qui s’étendait devant elles était parsemée...

Ernest Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)"À quatre milles environ de l’une de nos villes manufacturières du nord s’étendait, en l’année 18.., une lande vaste et désolée. Il est impossible d’imaginer un endroit...

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)"C’était au commencement du mois d’avril ; le jour touchait à sa fin ; deux dames étaient assises à la fenêtre ouverte d’un cottage du Devonshire. La pelouse qui s’étendait...

Devenu l'un des romans historiques les plus remarquables de la littérature britannique, il est ici question d'un récit qui mélange habilement la fiction et la véritable histoire de ce que fut cette époque....

"Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi" restent, près de deux siècles après leur parution, un exemple littéraire unique. Roman d’amour et de passion à la fois historique, voire archéologique, sur l’Antiquité,...

Sergio Leone, célèbre par le western spaghetti et son style inimitable, en fera une adaptation libre en 1959.Avec en toile de fond la tragédie du Vésuve – l’une des plus grandes catastrophes naturelles...

Pompéi, an 79 de notre ère.Ville multiculturelle, bruyante, agitée par les excès, les jeux de pouvoir et les rivalités sentimentales. Là se croisent Glaucus le Grec fougueux, Arbacès l’Égyptien austère...

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)"Je suis né à ***, dans les États-Unis d’Amérique. Mes aïeux avaient émigré d’Angleterre sous le règne de Charles II et mon grand-père se distingua dans la Guerre de l’Indépendance....

Dans "La race future", Edward Bulwer Lytton esquisse un récit visionnaire et dystopique qui explore la décadence de la société contemporaine et le potentiel d'une évolution humaine à travers ses personnages...

Dans 'La race future', Edward Bulwer Lytton propose une vision dystopique et futuriste qui examine les conséquences de la décadence morale et intellectuelle de la civilisation contemporaine. À travers...

Le recueil 'Imaginer le Monde de Demain - Trois Écrits Classiques d'un Monde Futuriste' réunit des œuvres qui explorent des visions futuristes à travers une diversité de styles littéraires. Le thème principal...

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The Crystals have always been here, growing into our reality like the spikes to some cosmic geode, their faces forever pointed inward, watching us. Today a little old lady brings home a new crystal from...

Dead don't come back to life. Not even in their world.The war is over, but the battle to heal has just begun. It seems impossible when it's the heart of the Grim Reaper that lies broken. Grief meets anger...

Aliens want Weirwood's sex workers, and only one bagboy has what it takes to stop them.Everyone in town knows VCR MacDougal. He's the guy from the supermarket with the internet show about the UFO activity...

Six years has passed since Brad Sizemore's grandfather died. A good man in life, he seemed destined to spend eternity in Heaven. When his grandfather begins appearing to Brad in dreams, a ghostly memory...

Doorways and pathways through time lead to distinct worlds. Only a chosen Shielder possesses the skill and knowledge to explore these unimaginable realms.  Whether she likes it or not, Willow has become...

In this brand-new collection of short stories, Australian author Diana Jane Heath takes you on another spell-binding journey into the fascinating realm of the imagination. Be tantalized by tales that...

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When a mysterious forest begins expanding at an unnatural pace, swallowing cities and rendering all who enter silent, a team of scientists and soldiers ventures inside to uncover the truth. What they...

The Red Queen has brought a formidable weapon from the past into the present in order to instigate a war. A photograph is discovered that gives credence to the lies of one race and effectively pits nation...

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones – he’s drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the...

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The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

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This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

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