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The Last Days of Pompeii
Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1800 · 412 pages
The Last Days of Pompeii, written by legendary author Edward Bulwer-Lytton is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Last Days of Pompeii is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Edward Bulwer-Lytton is highly recommended. Published by Quill Pen Classics and beautifully produced, The Last Days of Pompeii would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.
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Mary Beard
“It’s the classic Pompeii disaster story everybody replays when they write about Pompeii. When he went to Pompeii it was a ruin. These days they’ve done a lot of work on it. What Lytton did was build it up layer by layer. And what you get is a fantastic reconstruction of the ancient world. Christians who are going to escape, the nasty priest of Isis, the sacrifices and the gladiators. The cultural backwash that came out of it was extraordinary. The characters, statues, movies.”↗
