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Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (Author)
By way of introduction, the author confesses: “… It so chanced that some years ago, in my younger days, whether of authorship or life, I felt the desire to make myself acquainted with the true origins and tenets of the singular sect known by the name of Rosicrucians.” A manuscript came into his hands written in the most unintelligible cipher, a manuscript which through the author’s own interpretation became Zanoni. 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 characterized 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 labor 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 thought. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
Number of Pages: 384Dimensions: 1.14 x 9.2 x 6.08 INPublication Date: November 15, 2002
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