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The Last Days of Pompeii
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Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025412382
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 462
Weight: 1.41
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Last Days of Pompeii is a sweeping historical novel that vividly recreates the final weeks of the doomed Roman city before the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Written by Edward Bulwer Lytton, this classic work of fiction masterfully blends historical research with a dramatic narrative of love, betrayal, and religious conflict.
The story follows Glaucus, a noble Athenian living in Pompeii, and his love for the beautiful Ione. Their romance is threatened by the machinations of Arbaces, a powerful and sinister Egyptian priest of Isis. As the social and political tensions of the city reach a fever pitch, the looming presence of the volcano provides a constant, ominous backdrop to the lives of gladiators, slaves, and Roman aristocrats. The novel explores themes of early Christianity's rise against pagan traditions and the stark class divides of the Roman Empire.
Renowned for its meticulously detailed depiction of Roman life-from the grand public baths and gladiatorial arenas to the intimate interiors of private villas-The Last Days of Pompeii remains one of the most famous examples of Victorian historical fiction. It offers a gripping portrayal of human resilience and tragedy set against one of history's most iconic natural disasters.
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