Vntg ALICE Or THE MYSTERIES Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer) Occult Rosicrucian Vibes
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:47559277 | Topic: Occult |
| Subject: Religion & Spirituality | ISBN: Does not apply |
Vintage reprint in typical Rand McNally Art Decon binding. Shaken, with mull exposed. Corners, head and tail bumped and rubbed. Spine and front board dust stained. First published in 1848.
This is an outstanding occult, Rosicrucian, novel that emphasizes one of Lytton's famous esoteric principles-vibrations.
The Sequel to Ernst Maltravers
Published in 1838, Alice, or The Mysteries picks up the story of the disenchanted poet-gone-politician-gone-recluse Ernest Maltra...vers, his early love Alice Darvil and his underhanded antagonist Lumley Ferrers. Whereas, after Florence Lascelles’s death, Ernest has withdrawn from the world, everything seems to go well with Lumley, who has inherited the title of Lord Vargrave and started a political career. There is only the want of a fortune with which to further his social ambitions that keeps Lumley busy, and he is quite sure to lay hands on his late uncle’s vast inheritance by marrying the latter’s ward Evelyn, a marriage that has been wished for, but not commanded by his dying relative. However, Fate, at its most willful, again throws Ernest into Lumley’s way for when Maltravers meets the gentle and charming heiress and falls in love with her, the girl’s reservations against her long-time fiancé Lumley begin to grow, and the cynical politician again begins to plot against his former friend.
Although Alice is by far more action-driven than its predecessor, there are still some wonderful reflective passages, for which the author even needlessly – excuses himself, focusing on the pros and cons of large-scale social reform. Maltravers may make a very verbose case for a more pessimistic outlook on human affairs and the strife of liberal-minded men.
This is an outstanding occult, Rosicrucian, novel that emphasizes one of Lytton's famous esoteric principles-vibrations.
The Sequel to Ernst Maltravers
Published in 1838, Alice, or The Mysteries picks up the story of the disenchanted poet-gone-politician-gone-recluse Ernest Maltra...vers, his early love Alice Darvil and his underhanded antagonist Lumley Ferrers. Whereas, after Florence Lascelles’s death, Ernest has withdrawn from the world, everything seems to go well with Lumley, who has inherited the title of Lord Vargrave and started a political career. There is only the want of a fortune with which to further his social ambitions that keeps Lumley busy, and he is quite sure to lay hands on his late uncle’s vast inheritance by marrying the latter’s ward Evelyn, a marriage that has been wished for, but not commanded by his dying relative. However, Fate, at its most willful, again throws Ernest into Lumley’s way for when Maltravers meets the gentle and charming heiress and falls in love with her, the girl’s reservations against her long-time fiancé Lumley begin to grow, and the cynical politician again begins to plot against his former friend.
Although Alice is by far more action-driven than its predecessor, there are still some wonderful reflective passages, for which the author even needlessly – excuses himself, focusing on the pros and cons of large-scale social reform. Maltravers may make a very verbose case for a more pessimistic outlook on human affairs and the strife of liberal-minded men.
