The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Overview

THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII is an historical novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton set in the final days of the Roman city of Pompeii. The book culminates with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, resulting in the destruction of the city and the death of its inhabitants.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012220226
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	03/17/2011
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	773,991
File size:	390 KB

About the Author

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English politician, poet, playwright, and successful novelist. In a career spanning more than forty years he wrote a stream of novels which were read widely in the English-speaking world. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed," "pursuit of the almighty dollar," "the pen is mightier than the sword," and the famous opening line from PAUL CLIFFORD, "It was a dark and stormy night."