LOST IN ROME (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Novels: The Last Days of Pompeii & Rienzi, Last of the Roman TribunesBy Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Length37h 38m
About this audiobook
Lost in Rome is a compact yet resonant work in which Edward Bulwer-Lytton turns the city of Rome into both setting and symbol: a place of ruins, memory, danger, and moral discovery. Written in the elevated, atmospheric prose characteristic of Victorian historical romance, the book draws on the nineteenth-century fascination with Italy as a landscape where classical antiquity, Catholic ritual, and modern political unease converge. Its narrative movement through Roman spaces gives the work a Gothic and archaeological texture, making the city itself an active participant in the drama. Bulwer-Lytton was one of the most influential literary figures of his age, a novelist, dramatist, politician, and public intellectual whose imagination repeatedly returned to history, power, and civilization's buried past. His celebrated interest in ancient and Renaissance worlds, visible in works such as The Last Days of Pompeii and Rienzi, helps explain the appeal of Rome as a subject: it offered him a stage on which private emotion and historical consciousness could meet. Readers drawn to Victorian fiction, Italian settings, and richly rhetorical prose will find Lost in Rome rewarding. It is especially recommended for those interested in how nineteenth-century literature transformed travel, antiquity, and urban mystery into meditations on identity, fate, and cultural inheritance.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Literary Classics
Length37 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
17BOOK I. THE TIME, THE PLACE, AND THE MEN. (pt. 1)
2Introduction
18BOOK I. THE TIME, THE PLACE, AND THE MEN. (pt. 2)
3Synopsis (Selection)
19BOOK II. THE REVOLUTION (pt. 1)
4Historical Context
20BOOK II. THE REVOLUTION (pt. 2)
5THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
21BOOK III. THE FREEDOM WITHOUT LAW.
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6BOOK THE FIRST (pt. 1)
22BOOK IV. THE TRIUMPH AND THE POMP.
7BOOK THE FIRST (pt. 2)
23BOOK V. THE CRISIS.
8BOOK THE SECOND (pt. 1)
24BOOK VI. THE PLAGUE.
9BOOK THE SECOND (pt. 2)
25BOOK VII. THE PRISON.
10BOOK THE THIRD (pt. 1)
26BOOK VIII. THE GRAND COMPANY.
11BOOK THE THIRD (pt. 2)
27BOOK IX. THE RETURN.
12BOOK THE FOURTH (pt. 1)
28BOOK X. THE LION Of BASALT.
13BOOK THE FOURTH (pt. 2)
29Analysis
14BOOK THE FIFTH (pt. 1)
30Reflection
15BOOK THE FIFTH (pt. 2)
31Memorable Quotes
16RIENZI, THE LAST OF THE ROMAN TRIBUNES
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