by Edward Bulwer-Lytton · Hachette · tapa dura · ISBN 9782010014697
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«Les derniers jours de Pompei» is the historical novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, published by Hachette in hardcover (256 pages, in French).
The novel recreates daily life in Roman Pompeii in the days before the eruption of Vesuvius, with a city full of contrasts where loves, intrigues and passions intersect. The threat of the volcano looms over the characters in a story combining suspense and historical tragedy.
This edition belongs to Hachette's Bibliothèque verte cartonnée & illustrée collection. The work was originally published in 1834.
A work suitable for those who enjoy 19th-century classics and historical fiction set in Rome.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, GCMG, PC was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from June 1858 to June 1859, as which he selected Richard Clement Moody to found British Columbia. He was created Baron Lytton of Knebworth in 1866.
