The Last Days of Pompeii

The novel is set in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and revolves around the love story between Glaucus, a Greek aristocrat, and Ione, a beautiful maiden. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the impending eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which ultimately destroys the city. The plot explores themes of love, fate, and redemption as the characters navigate their relationships amidst the looming catastrophe.

By Edward Bulwer-lytton · First published 1834 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Adventure · 56 chapters

Contents

• THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF POMPEII
• A FLASH HOUSE IN POMPEII, AND THE GENTLEMEN OF THE CLASSIC RING
• THE FORUM OF THE POMPEIANS. THE FIRST RUDE MACHINERY BY WHICH THE NEW ERA OF THE WORLD WAS WROUGHT
• REFLECTIONS ON THE ZEAL OF THE EARLY CHRISTIANS. TWO MEN COME TO A <br/> PERILOUS RESOLVE. WALLS HAVE EARS, PARTICULARLY SACRED WALLS
• THE DREAM OF ARBACES. A VISITOR AND A WARNING TO THE EGYPTIAN
• THE BLIND FLOWER-GIRL, AND THE BEAUTY OF FASHION. THE ATHENIAN'S <br/> CONFESSION. THE READER'S INTRODUCTION TO ARBACES OF EGYPT
• TWO WORTHIES
• THE NOONDAY EXCURSION ON THE CAMPANIAN SEAS
• A CLASSIC HOST, COOK, AND KITCHEN. APAECIDES SEEKS IONE. THEIR <br/> CONVERSATION
• THE AMPHITHEATRE
• PARENTAGE OF GLAUCUS. DESCRIPTION OF THE HOUSES OF POMPEII. CLASSIC REVEL
• GLAUCUS MAKES A PURCHASE THAT AFTERWARDS COSTS HIM DEAR
• THE CONGREGATION
• A FASHIONABLE PARTY AND A DINNER A LA MODE IN POMPEII
• SALLUST AND NYDIA'S LETTER
• THE TEMPLE OF ISIS. ITS PRIEST. THE CHARACTER OF ARBACES DEVELOPS <br/> ITSELF
• THE RIVAL OF GLAUCUS PRESSES ONWARD IN THE RACE
• THE STREAM OF LOVE RUNS ON. WHITHER?
• THE STORY HALTS FOR A MOMENT AT AN EPISODE
• THE AMPHITHEATRE ONCE MORE
• MORE OF THE FLOWER-GIRL. THE PROGRESS OF LOVE
• THE POOR TORTOISE. NEW CHANGES FOR NYDIA
• NYDIA ENCOUNTERS JULIA. INTERVIEW OF THE HEATHEN SISTER AND CONVERTED BROTHER. AN ATHENIAN'S NOTION OF CHRISTIANITY
• THE PHILTRE. ITS EFFECT
• THE CELL OF THE PRISONER AND THE DEN OF THE DEAD. GRIEF UNCONSCIOUS OF HORROR
• THE FOWLER SNARES AGAIN THE BIRD THAT HAD JUST ESCAPED, AND SETS HIS NETS FOR A NEW VICTIM
• THE HAPPY BEAUTY AND THE BLIND SLAVE
• THE PORTER. THE GIRL. AND THE GLADIATOR
• A REUNION OF DIFFERENT ACTORS. STREAMS THAT FLOWED APPARENTLY APART <br/> RUSH INTO ONE GULF
• CALENUS AND BURBO. DIOMED AND CLODIUS. THE GIRL OF THE AMPHITHEATRE AND JULIA
• THE GAY LIFE OF THE POMPEIAN LOUNGER. A MINIATURE LIKENESS OF THE ROMAN BATHS
• IONE ENTRAPPED. THE MOUSE TRIES TO GNAW THE NET
• THE DRESSING-ROOM OF A POMPEIAN BEAUTY. IMPORTANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN JULIA AND NYDIA
• IN WHICH THE READER LEARNS THE CONDITION OF GLAUCUS. FRIENDSHIP TESTED. ENMITY SOFTENED. LOVE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE ONE LOVING IS BLIND
• THE PROGRESS OF THE DESTRUCTION
• ARBACES COGS HIS DICE WITH PLEASURE AND WINS THE GAME
• THE SOLITUDE AND SOLILOQUY OF THE EGYPTIAN. HIS CHARACTER ANALYSED
• JULIA SEEKS ARBACES. THE RESULT OF THAT INTERVIEW
• A CLASSIC FUNERAL
• ARBACES ENCOUNTERS GLAUCUS AND IONE
• WHAT BECOMES OF IONE IN THE HOUSE OF ARBACES. THE FIRST SIGNAL OF THE WRATH OF THE DREAD FOE
• STORM IN THE SOUTH. THE WITCH'S CAVERN
• IN WHICH AN ADVENTURE HAPPENS TO IONE
• THE DESPAIR OF THE LOVERS. THE CONDITION OF THE MULTITUDE
• THE LORD OF THE BURNING BELT AND HIS MINION. FATE WRITES HER PROPHECY IN RED LETTERS, BUT WHO SHALL READ THEM?
• WHAT BECOMES OF NYDIA IN THE HOUSE OF ARBACES. THE EGYPTIAN FEELS <br/> COMPASSION FOR GLAUCUS. COMPASSION IS OFTEN A VERY USELESS VISITOR TO THE GUILTY
• THE NEXT MORNING. THE FATE OF NYDIA
• PROGRESS OF EVENTS. THE PLOT THICKENS. THE WEB IS WOVEN, BUT THE NET CHANGES HANDS
• NYDIA AFFECTS THE SORCERESS
• WHEREIN ALL THINGS CEASE LETTER FROM GLAUCUS TO SALLUST, TEN YEARS AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII
• A WASP VENTURES INTO THE SPIDER'S WEB
• THE SLAVE CONSULTS THE ORACLE. THEY WHO BLIND THEMSELVES THE BLIND MAY FOOL. TWO NEW PRISONERS MADE IN ONE NIGHT
• NYDIA ACCOSTS CALENUS
• ARBACES AND IONE. NYDIA GAINS THE GARDEN. WILL SHE ESCAPE AND SAVE THE ATHENIAN?
• THE SORROW OF BOON COMPANIONS FOR OUR AFFLICTIONS. THE DUNGEON AND ITS VICTIMS
• A CHANCE FOR GLAUCUS

More by Edward Bulwer-lytton

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• Rienzi (1834)
• The Coming Race (1871)
• The Lady of Lyons (1838)
• Zanoni (1842)
• Athens: Its Rise and Fall Book I Vol I (1837)
• Athens: Its Rise and Fall Book II Vol I (1837)
• Athens: Its Rise and Fall Book III Vol II (1837)
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