The Pilgrims of the Rhine and The Ideal World (Esprios Classics)

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist playwright and politician. Bulwer-Lytton's literary career began in 1820 with the publication of his first book of poems. He wrote in a variety of genres including historical fiction mystery romance the occult and science fiction. In 1828 he attracted general attention with Pelham a humourous intimate study of the dandyism of the age which kept gossips busy in identifying characters with public figures of the time. By 1833 he had reached the height of his popularity with Godolphin followed by The Pilgrims of the Rhine (1834) The Last Days of Pompeii (1834) Rienzi: The Last of the Roman Tribunes (1835) and Harold: The Last of the Saxon Kings (1848).