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Zanoni
Sign in to saveZanoni is an 1842 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a story of love and occult aspiration. By way of framing device, the author says: "... 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 what Bulwer-Lytton described as an "unintelligible cipher", a manuscript which through the author's own interpretation became Zanoni.
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- Author
- Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
- First published
- 1842
- Editions
- 138
- Subjects
- Rosicrucians, Fiction, Occult fiction, English fiction, English literature, Fiction, general, Historical Fiction, Fiction, religious
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- Zanoni
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- First edition title page
- Book.author
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Book.genre
- Fiction novel
- Book.country
- England
- Book.language
- English
- Book.media_type
- Book.published
- 1842
- Book.publisher
- Saunders and Otley
- Book.followed_by
- The Last of the Barons
- Book.preceded_by
- Leila: or The Siege of Granada
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- inception
- 1842-00-00
- publication date
- 1842-00-00
- title
- Zanoni
- first line
- At Naples, in the latter half of the last century, a worthy artist, named Gaetano Pisani, lived and flourished.
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- Zanoni (novel)
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10 sectionsContents
- Characters
- Plot summary
- Theme
- Argument
- Reputation among later occultists
- Influence
- Guardian of the Threshold
- See also
- References
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Zanoni is an 1842 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a story of love and occult aspiration. By way of framing device, the author says: "... 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 what Bulwer-Lytton described as an "unintelligible cipher", a manuscript which through the author's own interpretation became Zanoni.
It tells the story of its protagonist Zanoni, who possesses occult powers and knows the secret of eternal life.